Regions
Bank (NYSE: RF) today announced that David Smith is the June 2014
recipient of the Regions Bank Better Life Award. Smith is the Batesville
City President and Market Manager for Clarksdale, Senatobia and Oxford,
Miss. The Better Life Award is the top honor given to a Regions
associate for outstanding dedication and job performance, as well as
exemplary involvement and commitment to the community.
David Smith, recipient of the Regions Bank Better Life Award (Photo: Business Wire)
In addition to the recognition, Regions donates $1,000 in the name of
the recipient to a charity of the winner’s choice. Smith has chosen the
Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
a group dear to his heart because of his mother’s ongoing 30-year fight
with the disease. A
video profile of Smith is available on the Regions
Financial YouTube channel.
Smith serves on the Board of the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He has raised more than $50,000 for
the group over the past two years. In October 2013, Smith organized
dozens of Regions associates across North Mississippi to participate in
a service day benefitting people living with multiple sclerosis. The
associates cleaned up, did home repairs, painted and performed other
daily tasks that people living with multiple sclerosis may not be able
to do on their own.
The service day gained media attention across Mississippi and is now
being used by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as an example of
how corporations can contribute more than monetary donations.
“I know that money will someday lead to a cure for multiple sclerosis,”
Smith said. “But most people living with multiple sclerosis might not
live to see that cure. What can we do for them today? Clean their house,
mow their yard or change a light bulb. You’d be amazed at the difference
it will make for them.”
Smith’s colleagues call him a servant leader.
“He gets involved with each associate and fights for their deals,” said
Jimmy Brown, North Mississippi Area President for Regions. “They know
he’ll find the answers and not just let an opportunity go. Everybody
wants to be on his team, to make it a success.”
“If you have a passion for what you do, you’re going to ask the right
questions and develop a meaningful relationship with the customer,” said
Smith. Those special customer connections have led to household and
revenue growth for Regions across North Mississippi.
About The Better Life Award
The Better Life Award is presented monthly to a Regions associate who
lives the company’s mission to make life better for customers,
associates and the communities Regions serves, and who is an example of
the company’s values:
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Put People First
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Do What Is Right
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Focus On Your Customer
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Reach Higher
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Enjoy Life
Regions associates are nominated for the award by their managers and
peers. Regions Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Grayson
Hall honors recipients at the company’s headquarters in Birmingham,
Ala., at a meeting broadcast live to offices in the 16 states Regions
serves. In addition to the recognition, associates who earn the Better
Life Award receive an additional week of vacation, a crystal award, and
a $1,000 donation is made in their name to the charity of their choice.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $118 billion in assets, is
a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest
full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth
management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. Regions
serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and
through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,700
banking offices and 2,000 ATMs. Additional information about Regions and
its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.
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