Vernon C. Plack, CFA, is the Director of Research at BB&T Capital Markets, and he heads its capital markets equity research team. He is a Member of the BB&T Capital Markets management group and also serves as Senior Analyst in the specialty finance sector. In its 2010 “Blue Chip Analyst” awards, Forbes.com ranked him number one in the investment trusts industry. Performance was based on three years of earnings estimates and recommendations. In 2007, Mr. Plack was named number one earnings estimator in his industry and number three overall by the Financial Times/StarMine in its Analyst Awards survey. Before joining the firm in 1994, he was the Bank and Thrift Analyst for Johnston, Lemon and Co. Inc., in Washington, D.C., and an Investment Representative for Alex. Brown Investment Management in Baltimore. Mr. Plack graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. in mechanical engineering and management. He received his MBA from Campbell University. A former President of the Richmond Society of Financial Analysts, Mr. Plack is also a member of the CFA Institute.
