Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 28, 2002

Carl Jones Jr. – Regions Financial Corporation (rf)

CARL E. JONES JR. was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Regions Financial Corporation in January 1997. He assumed the title of Chief Executive Officer in January 1998 and was named Chairman in May 2001. He was President of the Southern Alabama Region from 1983 and president of the Louisiana Region since the company's move into that state in 1994. He also held the title of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Regions' Mobile bank from 1981 to 1996. He was named President of the Mobile bank in 1978. He joined the company in 1962. During his term as President of the Louisiana Region, the company's presence in the Pelican State grew from 14 offices in southern and northern Louisiana to more than 59 banking locations throughout the state. Profile
TWST: Could you tell us about Regions Financial Corporation?

Mr. Jones: Regions Financial Corporation is a leading provider of

financial services in the South. A regional banking franchise