Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 20, 2002
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 thecompany and then a picture of what you are doing at the present
time?
Mr. Clark: We are a regional bank holding company