Laura Borden Priest

District Manager, VP @Comerica Bank

Kalamazoo, MI, US

Successfully leading 12 Retail banking centers throughout Kalamazoo, Lansing and Battle Creek. Skilled in devising sales tactics, enhancing productivity, recruiting and training staff. Actively develop and executedistrict-level strategies to achieve sales, revenue, and profitability targets. Coach and develop managers:• Spend time within individual banking centers to actively observe and coach bank managers on KPI attainment, banking center growth and exceptional customer experience behaviors. Support and observe to ensure team members and resources are being leveraged appropriately • Provide managers with opportunities to learn, contribute on projects, and develop skills for professional growth including business development activities• Through role-modeling, teach managers how to develop ways to encourage, inspire, motivate, and support their teamsAlign and communicate enterprise-wide and regional banking initiatives:• Clearly communicate how each initiative aligns with Vision & Values.• Support and assist bank managers in prioritizing and creating a plan to effectively respond to change and support ongoing initiatives while maintaining focus on customers and banking center objectives