The Principals
Stan Taylor, President
Mr. Taylor, a founder of Bank Capital Group and its President, previously
held the position of President/partner of Southeast Bank Fund, Inc., an investment
management company. His career in banking began in 1972 as a Consumer Credit
Officer for C & S National Bank in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1978 to 1980,
he served as Vice President for a smaller state bank in the metro Atlanta
area. From 1980 to 1987 Mr. Taylor served as President of Heritage Bank,
Atlanta, Georgia. In 1988, after spearheading the sale of that bank, Mr.
Taylor was an initial organizer for two de novo banks in the metro Atlanta
area, both of which banks have since sold to a large bank holding company.
More recently, Mr. Taylor was an initial organizer for a new bank in Sarasota,
Florida. During his twenty-five years in the banking industry, Taylor managed
a multi-business financial holding company employing in excess of five hundred
people. His leadership and management skill thrust his banks into the national
spotlight for creative marketing and management of nontraditional financial
services. Additionally, he has been responsible for raising approximately
$200 million in investment capital for financial and non-financial start-up
companies. His entrepreneurial approach has enabled each of those business
ventures with which he has been associated to attain near record levels of
profitability. His unique combination of marketing expertise, management
skill and financial analysis will provide a broad range of experience that
should prove invaluable to any de novo bank. This experience combined with
a proven track record of raising capital from multiple sources is the reason
Bank Capital Group was formed.
Ronney Henderson, Executive Vice
PresidentJames R. Henderson, Ronney, began his banking career
in September 1964 with the First National Bank of Atlanta. Since then he has
held a variety of executive positions within the banking industry, including
being an organizer and current Chairman of the Board of a bank in the Atlanta
area. In 1986 he was a co-founder of Intercept Systems, serving as its President
from May 1989 to June 1996, when he semi-retired. Mr. Henderson continued his
employment with Intercept serving as Vice President concentrating on customer
relationships until his full retirement in June 2002. After his retirement from
Intercept Mr. Henderson became a principal of Bank Capital Group.
Adam Taylor, Senior Vice
PresidentMr. Taylor is a graduate of Auburn University
with a degree in Finance. He was previously a Financial Advisor in the Private
Client Group of Robert W. Baird & Company, a large national brokerage firm.
There he specialized in tracking high growth opportunities for several high profile
clients. Mr. Taylor has also held the position of financial analyst and advisor
with a start up internet company. Mr. Taylor has assisted with the capital raising
efforts of thirteen community banks from coast to coast. He had primary responsibility
for gathering approximately $150 million in start up capital. He is responsible
for training and progress monitoring for all new capital associates. His financial
background as well as his experience dealing with private investors gives Mr.
Taylor a unique perspective to assist clients with their capital raising efforts.
Tom Rankin, Vice
PresidentMr. Rankin attended
the University of Georgia, Georgia State University and Louisiana State
University. He holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in business
and banking. After military service, Tom started his banking career
with the C&S Bank in Atlanta in the early 1960's and after almost
10 years became President and CEO of a community bank in West Georgia.
He worked in more than one community bank in Georgia and was instrumental
in forming two de novos in the state. In early 1987 he was part of the
formation of a de novo bank in Northeast Alabama and was it's first President
and CEO. He has also been a director of these banks. Tom has been active
in community affairs, such as IDB chairman, Chamber President and hospital
board trustee. Tom has over 40 years of active banking experience and
4 years of bank consulting experience.
Bob Alhouse, Director of R&D
Mr. Alhouse has traveled extensively throughout the world and attended Virginia
Tech University majoring in Computer Science and Accounting. He also has completed
additional studies in Computer Programming and Information Technology. Bob has
in depth experience in management of personnel and computer systems. During
his tenure with a major international restaurant chain in the metro Atlanta area
he was in charge of budgeting, planning and cost accounting. Mr. Alhouse has
been with Bank Capital Group for four years and has been instrumental in developing
programs and web sites for Bank Capital Group as well as for our clients.
Robert Brown, Vice President
- CapitalRobert V. Brown (Robert) joined
Bank Capital Group in 2007 as a capital consultant. Since that time Robert has raised over $50 million in new and additional capital for community banks. He has 25 + years in financial
services with regional and national responsibilities including Security Pacific
Bank and Marine Midland Bank. He has traveled extensively and relocated several
times during his financial career. In addition, he has 7 years success with capital
fund raising in the non-profit area. Robert has also consulted with hospitals regarding disaster
recovery & business continuity.
Benton Gunter, Distressed Asset Manager - East
Benton has over forty
years of banking experience, having served mostly recently as Senior
Vice President/Chief Operations Officer for Atlanta Business Bank since
its inception in 2001. Benton began his banking career with the
Citizens and Southern National Bank in Macon, Georgia where he was
employed for sixteen years in several capacities before becoming Senior
Vice President/Cashier for the Macon Bank and Trust Company. Macon
Bank and Trust was acquired by First National Bank of Atlanta, which
was acquired by Wachovia Corporation. During this time Benton had a
number of responsibilities including Regional Operations Manager,
Security Officer, Personnel Officer, and Compliance Officer. In 1996
Benton became associated with First South Bank in Macon which merged
with Century South Bank in Dahlonega, Georgia, where he served as
Senior Vice President & Controller for the Central Georgia Region
and later as Director of Compliance for Century South Banks, Inc., a
multi-bank Holding Company headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia,
consisting of 12 community banks, with offices throughout Georgia.
After the acquisition of Century South Banks by BB&T in 2001 Benton
was employed by Atlanta Business Bank as its Senior Vice President and
Chief Operations Officer.
Sandra Mull, Distressed Asset Manager - Southeast
Sandra brings a unique big bank background as well as
consulting history to the team. Sandra moved into management at First
Atlanta Bank in 1979 and stayed through the acquisition by Wachovia
Bank eventually leaving as Senior Vice President, Manager of Financial
Operations and Systems. Sandra continued her career with a series of
consulting engagements for Wachovia into 2005. The consulting
arrangement as Project Manager included Integration of Payroll
Processes and Systems Conversion with SouthTrust Bank, Transition of
Wachovia Securities, Inc to Monthly Pay Cycle, Sarbanes Oxley
Compliance and more. Sandra has a deep network with a strong presence
not only in metro Atlanta but also in coastal Georgia and northeast
Florida.
Randy Harvey, Distressed Asset Manager - Southwest
Randy has served 32 years as Bank President and CEO of
three different Banks in Alabama and North Georgia. Randy was involved
in several Capital raises due to Bank growth. He was also "loaned out"
to other Banks in J Mac Robinson's group to help in cleanup situations
and to assist in liquidating bad Assets. Randy graduated from Valdosta
State University with a B.S. in Business Administration and was hired
immediately into the Citizens and Southern training program which
provided invaluable experience in all aspects of Banking. In addition
to Banking, Randy served both his native state of Georgia as well as
the Northeast Georgia area. He is a graduate of the Leadership Georgia
program and was privileged to be elected to the State of Georgia
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for six years, through 2006. He
also served as Chair of a four county Development Authority as well as
the Dahlonega/Lumpkin Development Authority and was successful in
helping recruit several active commercial operations to the area. Randy
also served as Chair of the Dahlonega/Lumpkin county Water Authority
and provided leadership in providing and completing the infrastructure,
both water and sewer from the City to the Georgia 400 corridor which
opened up development for the Wayne Mason type developers.
Michael Lassiter, Real Estate Evaluation Manager As president of Lassiter
Consulting and Management, Inc. Michael has over 13 years experience in
both the site development industry and the general construction
industry. With specific experience in civil survey and design
procurement, preconstruction plan/site review, preconstruction
budget/bid procurement, and site construction management he has the
ability to easily and quickly assess the feasibility of distressed
projects. He has worked and completed numerous phases of over 70
projects, totaling over $115 million, in Georgia, North Carolina, and
South Carolina. This experience gives Michael a unique perspective
into the markets and access to potential deals before they reach the
bank level.
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