Bank of America Senior Vice President Joins whatifi.com to Head Up Operations; Kathryn Wheadon to Provide `The Human Touch' to New Online Financial Service.Business/Technology Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000 whatifi.com (what-if-i), an online financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company that will provide investors easy, cost-effective investment solutions, today announced the appointment of Kathryn Wheadon as Vice President of Operations. "Kathy will be in charge of providing our customers with the personal support and assistance they may need when working with whatifi.com," said Harris Fricker, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of whatifi.com. "While our site offers customers all the tools they need to make their investing goals a reality, it is essential they know that there is a human being at their disposal. Kathy's extensive customer contact center experience and background in the financial services industry will ensure an efficient, effective and trusted response to all of our valued customer's needs." Commenting on her appointment, Wheadon added, "Too many dot coms dot com - com forget that they are dealing with real people. Some people like to know they can pick up the phone and speak to someone about their financial decisions -- investing in the future is both a rational and emotional decision. whatifi.com understands the need for the `human touch' and I'm looking forward to joining the talented team that will be providing valuable investment solutions to customers who have never had access to them before." Wheadon will manage all areas of the customer relations center supporting the whatifi.com site, including the call center, customer inquiries and problem resolution. She joined whatifi.com from Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , NT & SA. As Senior Vice President and Manager, she was in charge of the Foreign Exchange, International Funding, Currency Options, Interest Rate Derivatives An interest rate derivative is a derivative where the underlying asset is the right to pay or receive a (usually notional) amount of money at a given interest rate. The interest rate derivatives market is the largest derivatives market in the world. , and Commodity and Equity Operations for all of the US. Ms. Wheadon has also held executive positions with Security Pacific National Bank and First Security Bank of Utah, N.A. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business from the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
About whatifi.com whatifi.com is a new breed of investment management company. It provides its customers an integrated offering of online information, advice and the financial products that meet their needs. whatifi.com customers leverage the power and convenience of the Internet to take action via a state-of-the art transaction and fulfillment platform, fully supported by a customer relations center. Simply put, whatifi.com makes investment advice actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. . Headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif., whatifi.com's management team consists of leading professionals from high-profile financial services and technology organizations including Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments is a group of privately held companies in the financial services industry. It is made up by two independent but closely cooperating companies, Fidelity Management and Research Corporation (FMR Co. , Bank of America, Oracle and Lotus. As part of it's initial offering, the company has partnered with Barclays, the world's largest institutional investment manager to offer a family of index funds that will enable customers to implement proven, cost effective investment strategies for the creation of long-term wealth. |
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