January 2024

FEI - St. Louis is the premier organization for financial executives in the St. Louis area.

Regions Commercial Banking:

Comprehensive Financial Capabilities Focused on Your Needs

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF), which can trace its roots back to 1856, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Regions operates around 3,500 banking offices and ATMs throughout its 15-state footprint and serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas. Regions focuses on a relationship-oriented model and has all the tools to move you and your business forward.

Experience individualized service through one point of contact that is:

• Supported by an experienced local team

• Powered by proven financial principles

• Reinforced by technology and innovative strategies

• Guided by years of institutional knowledge

and experience

Lending & Finance

• Commercial Lending

• Asset-Based Lending

• Equipment Financing

• Government & Institutional Financing

Treasury Management

• Fraud Protection

• Receivables & Payables Solutions

• Information Reporting & Online Services

• Liquidity Management

Capital Markets & Specialized Services

• Healthcare & Healthcare Real Estate

• Energy & Natural Resources

• Transportation & Logistics

• Defense, Aerospace & Government

Additional Solutions

• Regions Securities®

• Real Estate Banking

• Global Trade Finance

• Equipment Finance

• Institutional Services

Curious to know more about how FEI-St. Louis gold sponsor Regions Bank can help you succeed? Contact Robyn K. Roderick at Robyn.Roderick@regions.com today!

Member Spotlight: John Pins

Vice President, Accounting at ADB Companies

John Pins joined the St. Louis Chapter of FEI after he had a positive experience with the Madison Chapter during his time as CFO with HealthMyne, Inc. in Wisconsin.

In 2022, he moved to St. Louis where he joined ADB Companies, LLC as Vice-President of Accounting. The move to the St. Louis area came with a special benefit--the opportunity to be near his first grandchild. “He’s only one, but he is walking all over the place.” When John and Jill aren’t chasing a toddler, they read and make regular trips to South Carolina and Iowa to visit extended family. John also enjoys regular golf games during the summer.

Although he was introduced to FEI in Madison, he didn't join. It wasn't until he had moved to St. Louis and Craig Lavelle of Robert Half invited him to meetings with the FEI-St. Louis Chapter that he decided to formally commit to the group. "From what I have seen in the past six months, I personally get more back than the membership fee in events and networking."

Since he's a newer member, John hasn't experienced many events. However, he appreciated the September dinner event and speaker Alaina Macia. President and CEO of MTM. "I was impressed with the discussion between Sue and Alaina and how Alaina has grown a family business." John also enjoyed the camaraderie and connections he made among FEI members at both the EdgeWild happy hour and the holiday party in December at the Kitchen Conservatory in Brentwood.

One thing FEI members might find surprising about John is that he started his undergraduate career as a music major and participated in the Iowa State Cyclone Marching Band as a trombone player. It wasn't until his senior year that he changed his major to accounting. While he still plays the trombone occasionally, he now expresses his love of music as an audience member at the symphony and other musical events.

John Pins is just one of the individuals who make FEI-St. Louis the premier organization for financial executives in the St. Louis area.

FEI Membership Benefits Include:

Leading industry research
Exclusive Members-only online community, FEIconnect
Complimentary registration to select national conferences
90+ webinars each year at no additional cost
Reduced event fees and CPE credit opportunities
And much more!

If you aren't yet a member and are interested in learning more about the value of a membership in FEI-St. Louis, select the button below or reach out to George Kobitz, FEI-St. Louis Membership Chair, at George.Kobitz@roberthalf.com to learn more how to take your financial career to the next level!

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What it Means to Use AI Early and Often in Payroll

Brent Skinner, Director of Product Marketing, isolved

The rumors are true: artificial intelligence is going to transform HR, and nowhere will be more transformed, perhaps, than payroll—the most fundamental aspect of the employee experience. It can’t happen soon enough. In a survey of 1,100 employees across many industries, including finance and banking, 55 percent of employees cited mistakes in payroll, the bedrock of their employment, as a negative HR experience that would prompt them to look for a new job. This and other findings from isolved’s recently published Third-Annual Voice of the Workforce report shed light on why HR should begin using AI early and often for payroll specifically. Payroll is usually the very first system put into place for employment, so it only makes sense for HR to apply AI to payroll first. With it, payroll gets better for the EX, not to mention more streamlined for HR, which struggles at smaller businesses to become strategic when HR people spend more than 15 percent of their time every pay period wrestling the payroll process to completion, finds industry research firm Sapient Insights.

For this newsletter’s next issue, Brent Skinner, of HCM software and services firm isolved, will delve into how AI applies to payroll and the outcomes for employees and HR departments in banking and finance.

Intelligently connected Payroll and HCM to accelerate your business decisions.

Learn more to know about how FEI-St. Louis's newest platinum sponsor isolved can help you succeed. Contact Craig Welde at cwelde@isolvedhcm.com today!

Upcoming Events

January Dinner & Speaker

Bill DeWitt, St. Louis Cardinals
Ball Park Village, Hall of Fame Room
January 23, 2024
5:15 pm - 8:15 pm

February Social Event

February 27, 2024
Top Golf
Details Coming Soon

March Dinner & Speaker

March 26, 2024
Marriott Maryville Centre Drive
Details Coming Soon

April Dinner & Speaker

Stephanie Vojicic, President, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri
Marriott Maryville Centre Drive
April 23, 2024
5:15 pm - 8:00 pm

Robert Half, FEI-STL platinum sponsor is dedicated to serving the members of FEI-St. Louis. Contact George Kobitz at George.Kobitz@roberthalf.com to learn more.

Craig Welde

(314) 422-4738

cwelde@isolvedhcm.com

George Kobitz

(314) 272-4963

George.Kobitz@roberthalf.com

The FEI-St. Louis Strategic Partners are some of the most highly respected financial and business service providers in their respective fields.

You can speak with these member representatives at local meetings or reach out to them on your own using the contact information provided here and on the FEI-St. Louis website.

They will be happy to help you and your team achieve the results you need. Their partnership with FEI-St. Louis is just one of the many benefits of belonging to FEI, the premier organization for financial executives in the St. Louis area.