Regions up on news of CEO change

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on December 18, 2009 at 2:36 pm

A day after Regions Financial said Grayson Hall will succeed Dowd Ritter as CEO, shares of Nashville’s biggest bank (Ticker: RF) are up about 2 percent heading into the close. Note to Bank of America: This is how investors prefer their leadership transitions.

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Regions boss gives up one of his titles

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on October 16, 2009 at 7:38 am

Dowd Ritter has relinquished the role of president of Regions Financial Corp. That job now belongs to 52-year-old Vice Chairman Grayson Hall, who also has taken on the new title of COO. Shares of Regions (Ticker: RF) didn’t do a thing after hours Thursday.

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