COLUMBIA, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
In conjunction with the First Financial merger, Greg A. Lapointe has
been named northern banking group president for SCBT and First Federal,
where he will have responsibility for Georgia, North Carolina and the
Upstate and Foothills regions of South Carolina.
Greg A. Lapointe Named Northern Banking Group President for SCBT
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In addition, Lapointe will also retain responsibility for the growth and
development of the bank’s treasury services and American Pension
divisions.
Starting his banking career in 1985, Lapointe has served in various
banking and banking leadership positions in North and South Carolina. He
has worked in the Coastal, Midlands and Upstate regions of South
Carolina, and the Triangle and Eastern/Coastal markets of North Carolina.
Lapointe graduated from Richland Northeast High school in Columbia in
1981 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Citadel in 1985. He
is also a 1993 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking of the South
at Louisiana State University. Additionally, Lapointe completed Economic
Development schools at the University Of North Carolina School Of
Government at Chapel Hill in 2005 and at The College of Charleston in
2009. Lapointe is also a graduate of Leadership South Carolina.
An active member in community and civic affairs, Lapointe has served on
the Columbia Urban League board, the executive committee of The Midlands
Business Leadership Group, the executive committee of the Midlands
Housing Alliance, the executive committee of the Greater Columbia
Chamber of Commerce, The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden Society board, and as
vice-chairman of the Richland County Transportation Commission. Lapointe
has also been an active adult member of the Boy Scouts of America as an
assistant scout master.
First Financial Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: SCBT) Columbia, South Carolina
is a registered bank holding company incorporated under the laws of
South Carolina. The Company consists of SCBT, the Bank and the following
divisions: NCBT, Community Bank & Trust, The Savannah Bank, and First
Federal. The Bank also operates Minis & Co., Inc. and First Southeast
401k Fiduciaries, both registered investment advisors; and First
Southeast Investor Services, a wholly owned broker dealer. Providing
financial services for over 80 years, First Financial Holdings, Inc.
operates 142 locations in 19 South Carolina counties, 12 Georgia
counties and 4 North Carolina counties. First Financial Holdings, Inc.
has assets of approximately $8.0 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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First Financial Holdings, Inc.
Donna Pullen, 803-765-4558
Source: First Financial Holdings, Inc.