Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 31, 2003

J.grant Smith – Clarkston Financial Corporation

J. GRANT SMITH is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of both Clarkston Financial Corporation and Clarkston State Bank. Prior to joining Clarkston Financial Corporation, Mr. Smith was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of New Century Bancorp. He also has Big Four accounting and corporate finance experience, having served as a Senior Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, and regulatory experience with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision, where he was a Federal Bank Examiner. Mr. Smith holds a Master of Science degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration. He is also a member of the Financial Managers Society. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a short introduction to Clarkston

Financial Corporation?

Mr. Smith: Clarkston Financial Corporation is a single bank

holding company that was formed approximately four