Wachovia to Host TWO Exhibit Booths, Sponsor 2003 Pinnacle Awards at the 24th Annual AFP Conference
October 27 2003 - 2:34PM
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Wachovia to Host TWO Exhibit Booths, Sponsor 2003 Pinnacle Awards
at the 24th Annual AFP Conference CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 27
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wachovia announced today its
participation in the 24th Annual Association for Financial
Professionals Conference, the nation's premiere conference for
treasury and finance professionals, scheduled for Nov. 2-5 in
Orlando. "The Annual AFP Conference provides us with a wonderful
opportunity to showcase our innovative and market-leading cash
management solutions," said Ranjana Clark, Executive Vice President
and head of Wachovia's Treasury Services Division. "We are excited
to host two booths this year and to be able to hear, firsthand,
from many of our clients. The AFP Conference also gives us the
opportunity to hear from a host of other corporations about their
impressions and expectations for next year as it relates to
treasury management." Wachovia's Treasury Services Group will host
two displays at this year's conference, including one exhibit booth
for demonstrations of its payables and receivables solutions, such
as Electronic Check Conversion, E-Box, Positive Payee Match and
Wachovia Connection(R). In a recent survey of middle- and
large-corporate customers by independent surveyor Phoenix Hecht, 15
out of 18 of Wachovia's treasury service products ranked "A" or
"A+". Additionally, ten of the bank's 12 key treasury product
capabilities are ranked in the top three for market share in Ernst
& Young's survey. Recently, Wachovia Connection was voted the
"Best Corporate/Institutional Online Cash Management Service in
North America" by Global Finance, and the most recent Bank Leader
Survey placed Wachovia's Treasury Services Number 2 for "Overall
Satisfaction" and "Overall Quality of Customer Service." Several
Wachovia executives will lead information sessions at this year's
conference, including: * Henry Waszkowski, Senior Vice President
and head of Wachovia's Treasury & Financial Consulting Group,
"What is Your Relationship Worth to Your Bank? Understanding
Commonly Used Approaches" * Scott Leavitt, Vice President, Client
Development, "Treasury Management: Fresh Ideas & Innovative
Practices" * Craig Jeffrey, Senior Vice President, Treasury &
Financial Consulting, "Creating Financial Transparency for Fun and
Profit" * Francine Smith, Client Management Sales Support Officer,
"The Bank Score Card: Six Continent Hotel's Blueprint for
Optimizing a Banking Relationship" Along with Clark, a number of
Wachovia executives will attend the AFP this year including Michael
Daley, Head of the Product Solutions Group; Roger Pearce, Head of
Client Management; and leaders of Wachovia Treasury Services'
International, Payables, Receivables, Information Access and
Investment Solutions Teams. Colleagues from Evergreen Investments,
a Wachovia Corporation subsidiary, will also be present at the
conference. For the seventh year running, Wachovia will sponsor the
2003 Pinnacle Awards. The Pinnacle Awards are designed to recognize
companies that have demonstrated innovation, insightful use of
technology and strategic partnering to implement creative treasury
services solutions in their companies. About Wachovia Wachovia
Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial
services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers throughout
the East Coast and the nation, with assets of $389 billion and
stockholders' equity of $33 billion at Sept. 30, 2003. Its four
core businesses, the General Bank, Capital Management, Wealth
Management, and the Corporate and Investment Bank, serve 9 million
households, including 900,000 businesses, primarily in 11 East
Coast states and Washington, D.C. Wachovia is also the nation's
second-largest treasury management services provider for both
domestic and international treasury management and consulting
services. Cash flow solutions include, among other products,
e-commerce, integrated payables and receivables, information
reporting via Web or PC, and risk management. Its broker-dealer,
Wachovia Securities, LLC, serves clients in 48 states. Global
services are provided through more than 30 international offices.
Online banking and brokerage products and services also are
available through Wachovia.com. DATASOURCE: Wachovia Corporation
CONTACT: Leah Dering of Wachovia Corporation, +1-704-383-0551 Web
site: http://www.wachovia.com/
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