Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 1, 2003

Douglas Freeman – Netbank Inc (ntbk)

DOUGLAS K. FREEMAN has served as Chief Executive Officer of NetBank, Inc. since April 2002. He was named Chairman of NetBank, Inc.'s Board of Directors in January 2003. Previously, Mr. Freeman had served as Chief Executive Officer of Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group, Inc., for more than two years. Mr. Freeman has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has held senior-level positions at major regional and national institutions. These include President of the Consumer Finance Group at Bank of America; President of the Consumer Finance Division at NationsBank, N.A.; Chief Corporate Bank Executive and Chief Consumer Bank Executive at Barnett Bank; and Executive Vice President of Business Banking at Wells Fargo Bank. Mr. Freeman was appointed to the Federal Reserve Board's Thrift Institutions Advisory Council in December 2003. He serves on the board of directors of the Bank Administration Institute and the advisory board of the Consumer Bankers Association. He is also a member of the Furman University Board of Trustees. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Furman University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of NetBank

and a picture of things as they are now?

Mr. Freeman: NetBank, Inc., is a diversified financial services

company whose goal is to