Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 26, 2003
FRANK W. BAIER was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Independence Community Bank Corp. in October 2003 after
serving as Treasurer since 2000. Mr. Baier began his business career in
1987 at RJR Nabisco, Inc., where he became Director of Corporate Finance
in 1991. A Certified Public Accountant, he was Senior Vice President and
CFO of Contifinancial Corporation where he was responsible for treasury,
tax and accounting functions for the $10 billion business. Profile
ALAN H. FISHMAN is President and Chief Executive Officer of Independence
Community Bank Corp. Mr. Fishman assumed the leadership at Independence
Community Bank in March 2001 when he was elected President and Chief
Executive Officer. After a brief period working in his family's
business, Mr. Fishman has devoted his entire business career to the
financial services industry. He held a variety of senior executive
positions at Chemical Bank, a JP Morgan Chase predecessor, and A.I.G.
Prior to Independence Community Bank, from 1999 to 2000, Mr. Fishman was
CEO of ContiFinancial Corporation. Mr. Fishman serves on the Board of
Directors of KeySpan Corporation where he is Chairman of the Audit
Committee, and Independence Community Bank Corp. Profile
Mr. Fishman: The bank is a long-established institution in the New York
region. We were founded in 1850, and have grown
