Three bankers — all longtime CEOs and previous bank founders — join forces at one institution

CenterState Bank targets more market share on the west coast of Florida.

Lori Sax. Brian Hall, Shaun Merriman and Dan Hager are the three top leaders for CenterState Bank in the Sarasota-Bradenton region.
Lori Sax. Brian Hall, Shaun Merriman and Dan Hager are the three top leaders for CenterState Bank in the Sarasota-Bradenton region.
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The standard model when a big bank, especially a publicly-traded one, buys a smaller, community bank, is to find ways to cut excess and duplicative services and personnel.

 

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