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ROCKFORD, Ill., April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMCORE Investment Group, N.A. is pleased to announce Russell Campbell has joined the company as executive vice president. Campbell will direct all aspects of the trust, investment management and private banking businesses. AMCORE Investment Group is a subsidiary of AMCORE Financial Inc.
Campbell brings more than 25 years of investment industry and leadership experience to AMCORE. He most recently held the position of President and CEO at ABN AMRO Asset Management Holdings Inc., the investment management affiliate of LaSalle Bank N.A., Chicago.
"We are excited
to have Russell join our management team, and look forward to the skills and experience he will use to grow this critical part of the investment services we offer our clients," said AMCORE Chairman, President and CEO Kenneth E. Edge. "His product knowledge, management expertise, and customer-focused approach will be great assets to our organization and our clients."
Campbell has earned a master's degree of business administration in investment finance and marketing from York University and a bachelor's degree in industrial relations from McGill University. He also is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD in Paris, France, and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Active in the community and professional organizations, Campbell is on the board of directors for the Heartland Alliance, co-chair of the finance committee for Court Theatre and is a member of the Union League Club. He is also a member of the Executives' Club of Chicago, Economic Club of Chicago, the CFA Institute and CFA Societies in Chicago and Toronto.
AMCORE Financial, Inc. is headquartered in Northern Illinois and has banking assets of $5.3 billion with 78 locations in Illinois and Wisconsin. AMCORE provides a full range of consumer and commercial banking services, a variety of mortgage lending products and wealth management services including trust, brokerage, investment management and comprehensive retirement plan services.
AMCORE common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "AMFI." Further information about AMCORE Financial, Inc. can be found at the company's website at http://www.amcore.com/ .
Source: AMCORE Investment Group, N.A.
