Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 20, 2002

A.bayard Clark – Commerce Bancshares Inc (cbsh)

A. BAYARD CLARK is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Mr. Clark holds an AB from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a JD from the St. Louis University School of Law. With 30 years in the banking industry, Mr. Clark directs the Mergers and Acquisitions division of the bank and chairs the Asset/Liability Management Committee. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of the

company and then a picture of what you are doing at the present

time?

Mr. Clark: We are a regional bank holding company