Mark J Wiegel Resume

Senior Level Executive Leadership

Strategic Planning & Operations Management Ÿ

Business & Product Development Ÿ Contract Negotiations

Cost Reduction & Budgeting Ÿ Financial & Risk Management Ÿ Team Leadership & Coaching

Highly accomplished professional recognized throughout a 25 year career for being a forward-thinking production leader leveraging in-depth knowledge of the marketplace and the banking landscape to increase revenue and operational efficiency. Proven ability to deliver critical management functions – vision, strategic planning, finance, marketing, administration, operational control – focused on achieving targeted results. Exceptionally organized and disciplined; possesses well-developed interpersonal skills, and the ability to motivate and direct others in a supportive, cooperative, and highly productive team environment.

Professional Experience

MJW CONSULTING, Chicago, IL 2010 – Present

Financial Operations & REO Solutions Consultant

Assist clients in developing profitable growth strategies, optimizing performance and improving bottom-line results. Identify and develop business relationships with banks, institutions, developers and other distressed asset sources in the commercial and residential markets. Assist Banks to dispose of distressed assets by determining new opportunities, analyzing business needs, and developing relationships to organically grow the client’s services.

GEORGE WASHINGTON BANCORP, Orland Park, IL 2002 – Present

Implementing Profitable Growth Strategies and Controlling Operating Expenses to Deliver Optimal Performance in Highly Competitive Environments

Board Member & Corporate Secretary

Created a single bank holding company to appropriately generate opportunities to support the work of George Washington Savings Bank. Presently working with legal counsel to close the company.

Selected Highlights

Profitable Growth: Implemented profitable growth strategies including developing new products to grow the bank’s commercial loan portfolio from $7 million to $42 million. The company grew at an average annual rate of 17% per year with an average return on equity of 15%.

Strategic Marketing: Developed and designed a highly successful marketing plan resulting in the company’s core deposits growing over 160%.

Organizational Restructuring: Restructured the company and implemented a new sales approach, incorporating differentiated products and more effective employee training, resulting in significant enhancements to net income and improved employee morale.

Performance Optimization: Effectively controlled operating expenses of the company delivering optimal performance in a highly competitive environment. Achieved an efficiency ratio as low as 42.3%.

Employee Empowerment: Management style that ensured everyone had information about the company’s goals and activities, and that allowed talented individuals to make a positive impact on the company and each branch’s community by supporting their skills while offering suggestions and guidance with the goal of helping them improve.

Client Satisfaction: Encouraged high level of customer service that included listening and getting to know the client, while providing personalized solutions designed to meet the client’s needs.

Investment Management: Managed a portfolio of high quality bank qualified investment securities as high as $120 million, which provided a higher return on investment with shorter duration risk relative to the company’s peer group.

Business Expansion: Implemented a successful business strategy for branch expansion, growing the company from one to four locations, with each branch achieving profitability in its first year. Identified, planned and designed all new facilities with world-class customer service at the forefront.

GEORGE WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK, Orland Park, IL 1987 – 2010

President, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member (2002 - 2010)

Executive Vice President & Board Member (1987 - 2002)

Led the company’s senior management team and 60 employees, managed the corporation, overseeing every department of the $437 million, high performing community bank.

§ Created and maintained close relationships with bank customers, and being available to assist them when needed

§ Created financial policies, procedures and controls to ensure accurate and timely reporting

§ Implemented risk management policies and pricing techniques that controlled interest rate risk and liquidity risk

§ Designed marketing strategies, created brochures, and media advertising including television commercials

§ Developed a strategic plan for financial and operational activities of the company and presented the strategic plan to the Board of Directors

§ Provided recommendations on credit decisions through active participation in the Board’s loan committee

§ Developed new products within budgetary requirements and took these products from creation to development, to implementation

EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE:

Senior Auditor, KPMG Peat Marwick, Chicago, IL (1983 – 1987)

Clients included multi-bank holding companies and other financial organizations.

Education & Professional Development

Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Cum Laude), University of South Alabama

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), University of Illinois

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

Member of the Illinois CPA Society

Past Board Member of Park Lawn School

Past Member of Oak Lawn Rotary Club

Past Trustee of Morgan Park Academy