For Immediate Release
Contact:
William Walker
Legacy Trust, 616.454.2852
or
Mary Ann Sabo
Sabo Public Relations, 616.485.1432
Legacy Trust CEO Named to Kent County Pension Board
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Oct. 30, 2009 – William A Walker, founder and chief executive officer of Legacy Trust, has been named to the Kent County Pension Board.
The board is a seven-member body that oversees investments related to the Kent County Employee Retirement System, which serves approximately XXXX former county employees. Walker was appointed by the Kent County Board of Commissioners to serve as one of two citizen trustees who collaborate with the three county employees and two commissioners on the board.
Backed by more than three decades of investment management experience, Walker founded Legacy Trust in 2002 and continues to guide all of its investment management activities. Today, the investment and wealth management firm has 11 employees and more than $X billion in assets under management.
Immediately prior to Legacy Trust, Walker served as senior investment manager for Grand Bank. He also served as vice president and director of portfolio management for Old Kent Bank, now FifthThird Bank, where he was responsible for the organization’s largest corporate and personal investment clients. Before his work in Michigan, Walker served as a portfolio manager and securities trader for Marine Bank in Springfield, Ill.
In addition to his commitment in the West Michigan financial sector, Walker serves on the board of directors for the Grand Rapids Symphony and works with the West Michigan Regional Policy Task Force.
About Legacy Trust
Legacy Trust is an independent, locally owned, Michigan-chartered bank that specializes in providing investment and wealth-management services to individuals, families and foundations in West Michigan. Legacy Trust delivers highly customized financial and investment solutions tailored to meet the unique situation of each family. For more information, visit us at www.legacygr.com.