Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 25, 2004

Mack Whittle Jr. – The South Financial Group Inc (tsfg)

MACK I. WHITTLE JR. is President and Chief Executive Officer of The South Financial Group, Inc., and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carolina First Bank. Prior to The South Financial Group he was Senior Vice President and Regional Officer for NCNB from 1/82-5/86; Vice President and City Executive, Bankers Trust from 1979-1/82; Trust Officer and Vice President Commercial Business Development, Bankers Trust from 1974-1979. He received a BS from the University of South Carolina and an MBA from the University of South Carolina he attended Louisiana State University Banking School of the South. Profile
TWST: Tell us about The South Financial Group.

Mr. Whittle: The South Financial Group is an 18-year-old financial

services company, primarily a commercial bank, originally started in

South