Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 5, 1999

Charles Viater – Mfb Corporation

CHARLES VIATER is CEO of MFB Corporation with over twenty years of banking experience in organizations ranging in size from $60 million to over $1.1 billion. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with a degree in Accountancy and is a CPA. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society. Prior to his involvement in the financial services industry, he worked for the public accounting firm of Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young) in Chicago. Mr. Viater is active in a variety of local civic activities. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army in Mishawaka, Indiana, is the Foundation Board President for Madison Center and Hospital located in South Bend, Indiana and is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife live in Granger, Indiana with their four daughters. Profile
TWST: We like to begin with a summary on the company from your

viewpoint, the company and the business today.

Mr. Viater: The company is over 100-years-old and has gone through a

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