Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 21, 2005

John Copeland – First M&f Corporation (fmfc)

JOHN COPELAND is Chief Financial Officer of First M&F Corporation. As CFO, he is responsible for the Finance Division, which includes controller functions, external and regulatory reporting, financial information systems, taxation, and strategic financial and profit planning. With more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry, he has held key management positions at the former First United Bancshares in El Dorado, Arkansas and Union Planters Corporation in Memphis. Most recently, he was a managing director of a small investment banking firm that specializes in mergers and acquisitions for financial institutions. Profile
TWST: What is First M&F Bank?

Mr. Copeland: M&F Bank is our main operating company. It is a $1.1

billion asset bank headquartered in Kosciusko, Mississippi, which is a

town of about