A Conversation With Mark Hoppe, CEO, LaSalle Bank Midwest N.A.(Focus)(LaSalle Bank N.A. chief executive officer Mark Hoppe speaks)(Interview)

Crain's Detroit Business, April, 2007 by Henderson, Tom

Byline: Tom Henderson Mark Hoppe was named CEO of Troy-based Standard Federal Bank on April 1, 2005. Since then, he has overseen a name change to LaSalle Bank Midwest N.A., dealt with rumors of a sale by LaSalle's parent company, the Netherlands-based ABN Amro Bank N.V., and now awaits the outcome of the proposed sale of ABN Amro to London-based Barclays plc.

Crain's reporter Tom Henderson talked to Hoppe about his plans for the bank and employee morale as rumors continue to swirl. How have rumors of the sale of LaSalle Bank Midwest, or all U.S. operations, affected your internal communications with employees? There's some water cooler talk, though not as much as you might think. As we've rebuilt our commercial banking in the past four to five years, many of...

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