Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 31, 2003
JOSE A. INFANTE is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Community Shores Bank Corp. He has been in
banking since 1970. Mr. Infante has experience in both retail and
commercial aspects of banking, and 31 of his 32 years of
financial services experience are in the West Michigan area. He
started his West Michigan career with Old Kent in 1971, where he
held various positions in the areas of retail banking, branch
administration, credit administration and commercial lending. In
1986, Mr. Infante left Old Kent to become Vice President of
branch administration for FMB-Lumberman's in Muskegon. While at
FMB-Lumberman's, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of
Retail Banking in 1991, then to Executive Vice President in 1992,
and from 1994 to 1997 held the position of President and CEO.
After Huntington Bank acquired FMB-Lumberman's in October of
1997, Mr. Infante became District City Executive for Huntington
Bank in Muskegon and Northern Ottawa Counties, the markets of
Oceana County, Newaygo County and the cities of Reed City and Big
Rapids in Mecosta County, with other City Executives in these
markets reporting to him. He held this position until his
resignation in June of 1998 to form the Bank. Mr. Infante has
served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the company since 1998, and of the Bank since it
commenced business in early 1999. Mr. Infante is also CEO of
Community Shores Mortgage Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Community Shores Bank organized December 13, 2001 and commencing
operations March 1, 2002. Mr. Infante is a member of the Board of
Trustees of Grand Valley State University, a member of the Board
of the Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon Counties Foreign Trade Zone, the
Muskegon Country Club, the Muskegon Independent Film Festival,
and the Muskegon Employers Association. Previously he served on
the Boards of Muskegon United Way, West Shore Symphony Orchestra,
Greater Muskegon Urban League, Churchill Porter Athletic
Association, YFCA, Muskegon Growth Alliance, Mercy General Health
Partners, and Muskegon & Grand Rapids Jaycees. He also was a
weekly TV commentator on WZZM/ABC 'Your Money.' Profile
Corporation in terms of products, services and geographical
locations.
Mr. Infante: We are a full-service community bank that has
