Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 3, 2002

Manuel Mehos – Coastal Bancorp (cbsa)

MANUEL MEHOS is Chairman of the Board, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Coastal Bancorp, Inc., Coastal Banc Holding Company, Inc., and Coastal Banc ssb. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CoastalBanc Financial Corp., a Bank subsidiary. He is also a Director of each of the bank's subsidiaries, and the Chairman of the Board and Director of Coastal Banc Capital Corp., an affiliate of the bank. He is also a Director of America's Community Bankers. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a quick introduction to Coastal Bancorp

including a brief historical sketch?

Mr. Mehos: The company was founded for all practical purposes in

1986 in Texas. We were