SACRAMENTO - August 4, 2004 - The California Bankers Association (CBA) today announced the appointment of its new president and chief executive officer, Janet Lamkin. CBA, founded in 1891, is the largest state banking trade association and represents more than 80 percent of the FDIC-insured institutions in California. CBA's members hold more than $2.1 trillion in assets.

"California is a strong, innovative state with diverse banking needs, so it is necessary that the person who leads our industry here in California not only understand, but personify, those traits," said CBA chairman Thomas H. Shaffer. "We have every confidence that Janet Lamkin will provide our association and our industry with the kind of leadership that is integral to our success and growth."

Lamkin returns to California from her current base in Charlotte, N.C. where she has been the Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Executive in the Corporate Marketing and Communications Group of Bank of America. She has been responsible for Bank of America's corporate communications, national media relations, executive speechwriting, government relations, community and strategic alliance, as well as the corporation's foundation.

In both 2002 and 2003, Lamkin was named one of the "100 Most Influential Women in the Bay Area" by the San Francisco Business Times. She is a former member of the CBA board of directors and was president of the Professional Business Women of California.

Lamkin is a graduate of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, where she majored in both political science and economics. She earned a masters degree in international relations from the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

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Established more than 110 years ago, the California Bankers Association (CBA) is one of the largest state banking trade associations in the country. CBA leads the way in developing relevant educational and legislative solutions to some of California's more pressing financial and banking issues, including financial privacy, predatory lending, usage fees, and financial elder abuse. CBA's membership includes more than 300 of California's commercial, industrial and community banks and savings associations.