Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> July 31, 2000
John Hall is Head of Fixed Income for the Capital Management Group at First Citizens Bank, a position he has held since November 1997. Prior to joining First Citizens, he was Director of Fixed Income Investments for Virtus Capital Management Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Signet Banking Corporation and Hibernia Bank in New Orleans. John has over 35 years of investment management and analytical modeling experience and is responsible for the overall management of our fixed income products and services. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA North Carolina Society. He received his BS degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Kentucky.Eric Teal is the Chief Investment Officer of First Citizens Bank, a position he has held since the start of 2003. He also leads the bank's Capital Management Group. His responsibilities include the investment management and oversight of approximately $4.5 billion in assets under management. He oversees asset allocation, overall investment strategy and equity and fixed income portfolio management for the bank. He is responsible for actively conducting and overseeing research and management of the bank's investment products. Mr. Teal received his BA degree in Economics and International Studies from Rhodes College and MBA in Finance from the University of Memphis, where he received a scholarship in the area of Investments and Finance. He also studied at the London School of Economics. Mr. Teal is frequently featured as an expert commentator on television programs and quoted in the local and national media on institutional investing, the economy and the markets. He is a guest speaker at many seminars around the country and is an influential leader in the asset management industry. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a little history and quick overview ofMetrodome Group?
Mr. Hall: Metrodome was actually founded in 1992 as, primarily, a film-
financing business. It