Our Leadership Team
Experience You Can Count On
Marcus Faust, President and Managing Director of Faust Financial, LLC, a nationally recognized specialist in planning, advisory and valuation services to insured financial institutions nationwide. Mr. Faust has over 35 years of banking industry experience. He is routinely engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwritings, competitive bidding, mutual-to-stock conversions, initial and secondary offerings of listed and unlisted securities, private placements, and valuations for corporate and other purposes.
Mr. Faust has worked extensively with bank management, Boards, regulators, auditors, investors and investment bankers. He has developed and implemented formal Enterprise Risk Management programs, business, strategic and capital plans to pursue business opportunities and mitigate risk identified through examination, due diligence and Enterprise Risk Assessment processes; developed and implemented restructuring plans; and negotiated, executed and integrated bank mergers. He contributes to industry publications and frequently speaks on governance, strategic, risk management and regulatory matters.
With experience both as an adviser and in the roles of senior executive officer, Board member and as principal at private and public banks, he has held positions as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and banking regulator. He has served on the board of six banks and as a principal organizer of three de novo banks, raised capital, developed strategic plans, setup operations and recruited management and directors.
Mr. Faust earned his undergraduate degree from Rollins College and a Masters of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University.
Phone: 216.374.6001 Email: mfaust@faust-financial.com
Solutions You Can Trust
Carla H Pollard, CPA, Senior Vice President, manages client engagements for community banks providing assistance in developing business and strategic plans, capital stress testing, capital plans, enterprise risk management (“ERM”) programs, liquidity risk management programs and advising on various governance and operational focused engagements as well as merger and recapitalization transactions.
Ms. Pollard has over 30 years of banking experience as a consultant and in various executive and financial management roles at both private and public banks. Ms. Pollard has held positions in community banks, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer, and has provided management consulting services for banks throughout the U.S. She has worked extensively with all levels of management, boards of directors, regulators, auditors and investment bankers. She has extensive experience in managing all financial and operational activities including SEC, regulatory and management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, investment portfolio and asset liability management, investor relations, merger and acquisition activities, information technology, loan and deposit operations as well as internal audit and compliance.
Ms. Pollard started her career in public accounting and is a certified public accountant.
Phone: 239.405.1431 Email: cpollard@faust-financial.com
