Randall T. Conte Becomes EVP and COO of Cole Taylor Bank

Randall Conte has joined Rosemont, Ill.-based Cole Taylor Bank as an executive vice president and chief operating officer. In this role, Conte will be responsible for bank operations, corporate services, project management, information technology, customer service and the organization's nine banking centers. He will report to Mark A. Hoppe, Cole Taylor's president and chief executive officer.

Conte was with Chicago's ABN AMRO North America and its LaSalle Bank organization for ten years. During that time, he held a number of senior positions in finance and operations. He most recently was an executive vice president and head of operations, responsible for LaSalle's retail, consumer, mortgage and virtual banking businesses. Mr. Conte previously held senior positions with SBC Warburg (now UBS) and Arthur Andersen.

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