Investors Bank CEO speaks at Catholic Business Network Breakfast
On Friday, Dec. 9. from 7:15 to 9 a.m. The Catholic Business Network will hold a breakfast at the Woodcrest County Club, 300 E. Evesham Road in Cherry Hill. Cost of breakfast is $20. RSVP, sjcbn@comcast.net.
Kevin Cummings Special guest speaker is Kevin Cummings, president and CEO of Investors Bank Corp. -- a man who leads by example and drives his organization to success through four core values:
- Cooperation: The act of working together towards a common purpose or benefit.
- Character: The combination of features and traits that form trust.
- Community: A self-organized network of people.
- Commitment: A pledge, promise or obligation.
Cummings was appointed president and CEO in January 2008. He was also appointed to the board of directors at the same time. Prior to 2008, he served as the Bank's COO. Cummings and the executive management team are guiding the bank's evolution into a full-service community and commercial bank
The bank's performance was recognized on Forbes' "Best Banks in America" list since 2012 and appeared on Fortune's listing of the "Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies" in 2012. In addition, Cummings received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 New Jersey Award for transforming the bank into a growth company.
Prior to joining Investors Bank, Cummings had a 26-year career with KPMG LLP, where he became a CPA and Partner. Cummings serves on the boards of The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children, Liberty Science Center, Visiting Nurse Association, Independent College Fund of NJ, All Stars Project of NJ, The Federal Home Loan Bank of NY (FHLBNY), Greater Trenton and The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ). In addition, he is a member of the Development Leadership Council of Morris Habitat for Humanity and has served as the former chairman of the board of the NJ Bankers Association.
Cummings holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from Middlebury College. He earned an MBA from Rutgers University School of Business and gave the commencement address to the 2013 MBA graduating class. He and his wife, Patricia, have four children. He has coached youth basketball in his local community, and has served as the athletic director of St. Theresa's of Avila.
The Catholic Business Network of South Jersey seeks to build community through fellowship, share Catholic values and strengthen the Catholic faith. As business people, members seek to be enriched in the faith, build community and by their generosity of time, talent and treasure -- strengthen parishes and Catholic schools. With a commitment to Catholic education, the Catholic Business Network of Southern New Jersey seeks to glorify God in our work.
This item submitted by Jeff Morris for Catholic Business Network.