Cooper, DeFosset Elected to AmSouth Board of Directors.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- David J. Cooper Sr., president of Cooper/T. Smith Corporation, and Don DeFosset, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Walter Industries, Inc., have been elected to the Board of Directors of AmSouth Bancorporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ASO ASO arteriosclerosis obliterans. ASO 1 Administrative services organization, see there 2 Allele-specific–oligonucleotide hybridization 3 Anti-streptolysin O, see there ). "I am very pleased to have David Cooper and Don DeFosset join our board," said Dowd Ritter rit·ter n. pl. ritter A knight. [German, from Middle High German riter, from Middle Dutch ridder, from r , AmSouth's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "They bring a wide range of experience and knowledge to our board, and I'm confident that with their vision and depth of knowledge, they will contribute immensely to the growth of our company." Cooper is president of one of the largest stevedoring and maritime-related firms in the United States. Cooper/T. Smith Corporation has operations on all three U.S. coasts in 38 ports and foreign operations in Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Canada, and Mexico. Its subsidiaries include warehousing, insurance, terminal operations, tugboats, push boats, barging, and the most recent acquisition of Kimberly Clark's Marine & Timberlands Division, now renamed Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation. Cooper received a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as 'Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. . DeFosset is the former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Walter Industries, Inc., a diversified company diversified company A company engaged in varied business operations not directly related to one another. A diversified company is less likely to suffer either a collapse or a spectacular gain in earnings compared with a firm concentrating its operations in a with annual revenues of $2.7 billion. The company is a leader in water infrastructure, flow control and water transmission products; a significant producer of high-quality metallurgical coal and natural gas for worldwide markets; and a leader in affordable homebuilding and financing. DeFosset received a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. . About AmSouth AmSouth is a regional bank holding company with over $50 billion in assets, more than 685 branch banking offices and more than 1,200 ATMs. AmSouth operates in Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia. AmSouth is a leader among regional banks in the Southeast in several key business segments, including consumer and commercial banking, small business banking, mortgage lending, equipment leasing, and trust and investment management services. AmSouth also offers a complete line of banking products and services at its web site, www.amsouth.com. |
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