Prominent banker comes back for more

One of the state’s most well-known bankers reflects on a long career, citing a focus on the basics as a key to success. ‘I kept things light, kept things simple,’ Bill Klich says.

By Mark Gordon
| 6:00 a.m. June 14, 2019
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Retired banking executive Bill Klich recently returned to the industry, as an advisor for Orlando-based Seaside National Bank & Trust.

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Bill Klich is back.

The affable industry executive, who has led banks in nearly every market in Florida, including Miami, Sarasota and St. Petersburg, has been retired, save for some consulting gigs, since 2010. During his 40-year career, Klich, pronounced like click, mentored dozens of now high-level banking executives; worked for billionaire business titans, including former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hugh Culverhouse; and developed a reputation for overseeing complicated bank turnarounds.