COLUMBIA, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Robert R. Hill, Jr., president and CEO, SCBT Financial Corporation
announced today that Kevin P. Walker, 60, has joined the SCBT Board of
Directors.
Kevin P. Walker Joins SCBT Board of Directors (Photo: Business Wire)
“We are fortunate to add someone of Kevin’s caliber to our Board,” said
Hill. “He has helped build a large CPA firm, and his skills as a CPA and
entrepreneur will be very valuable to our shareholders.”
With over 36 years experience in audit, accounting and business advisory
matters, Walker is a founding partner of Greer & Walker, LLP, the
largest Charlotte-based accounting firm employing over 80 people. Over
its 26 year history, the firm has been recognized as the Partnership of
the Year by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, has been twice named one
of the Best Places to Work by the Charlotte Business Journal, and has
also been recently named one of the Best Accounting Firms to Work For by
Accounting Today magazine.
“We are pleased to have someone with Kevin’s background join our board,”
said Robert R. Horger, chairman of the board, SCBT Financial
Corporation. “His knowledge and financial experience in public
accounting will further enhance our board’s qualified team.”
Walker is a graduate of Hofstra University where he earned a Bachelor of
Business Administration in Accounting in 1973. He is a member of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the North Carolina
Association of Public Accountants, the Financial Consulting Group, the
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the American Arbitration
Association Panel of Arbitrators. Greer & Walker, LLP is also a member
of the PKF North American Network, an accounting firm association, where
Walker has served on the Litigation Services Committee and the Business
Valuation Committee (past chairman).
An active member of the community, Walker is a past board member and
president of Teen Health Connection and the Council for Children’s
Rights. He is also a past board member of the YMCA’s Camp Thunderbird,
is a past chairman for the Finance Council at St. Patrick’s Church, and
is a past board member and coach for Dilworth Little League.
SCBT Financial Corporation, Columbia, South Carolina is a registered
bank holding company incorporated under the laws of South Carolina. The
Company consists of SCBT, N.A., the second largest bank headquartered in
South Carolina; SCBT of the Piedmont, a Division of SCBT, N.A.; NCBT, a
Division of SCBT, N.A.; and Community Bank & Trust, a Division of SCBT,
N.A. Providing financial services for over 76 years, SCBT Financial
Corporation operates 76 locations in 17 South Carolina counties, 10
North Georgia counties, and Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. Named
in Forbes as one of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America in
2009, SCBT Financial Corporation has assets of approximately $3.6
billion and its stock is traded under the symbol SCBT in the NASDAQ
Global Select Market. More information can be found at www.SCBTonline.com.
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Contact:
SCBT Financial Corporation
Donna Pullen, 803-765-4558