-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, V+TRhCJk7yMQz/vTMqqf8ZEXrUfHfbNgPwuOfkwIEx2iKObCIkB/83AdB/gDPGfG KiX0DzmK5PKJA7EWBb4gpw== 0001299933-10-002426.txt : 20100621 0001299933-10-002426.hdr.sgml : 20100621 20100621162706 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-10-002426 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100615 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20100621 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100621 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000730708 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 592260678 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13660 FILM NUMBER: 10908260 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 815 COLORADO AVE STREET 2: P O BOX 9012 CITY: STUART STATE: FL ZIP: 34994 BUSINESS PHONE: 5612874000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 815 COLORADO AVE STREET 2: P O BOX 9012 CITY: STUART STATE: FL ZIP: 34995 8-K 1 htm_38082.htm LIVE FILING Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (Form: 8-K)  

 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   June 15, 2010

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Florida 001-13660 59-2260678
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
815 Colorado Avenue, Stuart, Florida   34994
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   772-287-4000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c) Appointment of Executive Officer.

On June 15, 2010, the Boards of Directors of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida ("Seacoast" or the "Company") and its principal subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank (the "Bank") appointed David D. Houdeshell, age 50, to serve as Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Bank, replacing Jean Strickland in this role. Jean Strickland will continue to serve as Senior Vice President of the Company and as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank.

The creation of a separate position of Chief Credit Officer will enhance the Company’s management structure to allow for greater focus on credit risk management. Mr. Houdeshell will work with the credit risk committees of the Board of Directors of the Bank, and lead the credit risk management group. He will be responsible for all items associated with credit, including policy, underwriting, credit modeling and portfolio management.

Before joining Seacoast, Mr. Houdeshell served from April 2007 to May 2010 as Executive Vice President and Credit Administrative Executive of The South Financial Group in Greenville, South Carolina, a $12 billion commercial bank holding company. In this role, he had oversight and direction of credit administration policy and procedure development, credit monitoring, loan review, credit processes and technology initiatives. From October 2005 to March 2007, Mr. Houdeshell was Senior Vice President and Director of Credit Portfolio Risk Management at South Financial Group, charged with developing a credit risk management framework, enhancing portfolio quantitative analysis techniques and loan review. From July 2000 to August 2005, he was employed by Bombardier Capital, a $13 billion financial services entity of a global transportation manufacturer, serving in various capacities, including Chief Credit Officer from October 2001 to August 2005. As Chief Credit Officer at Bombardier Capital, he was responsible for oversight of credit risk management for aircra ft and asset-based lending, equipment leases, inventory financing, consumer loans and mortgage servicing. Mr. Houdeshell received his B.S. from Florida State University and is a Graduate with Honors from Stonier Graduate School of Banking.






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
          
June 21, 2010   By:   /s/Dennis S. Hudson, III
       
        Name: Dennis S. Hudson, III
        Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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