Douglas Regan - In Play - Chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Bank of Florida - Brief Article

South Florida CEO, Sept, 2003

"I will do just about anything to serve a client. At the end of the day, we are servants to wealthy families of Florida, and I am very proud of that."

The Player: Douglas P. Regan, 40, chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Bank of Florida.

Latest Play: Took over the top position in Florida from William Morrison, who became national president of personal financial services. Will run operations from both North Palm Beach Miami.

Background: Has worked for Northern Trust for 19 years, eight of them in South Florida as head of the bank's five-office operation in Palm Beach County.

Ambition: "My task over the next 18 months is to rebuild confidence among clients and employees," says Regan. "The past two to three years have been among the most difficult that the financial community has faced, certainly in this generation. Rebuilding confidence in the markets is my top goal.... Equities still provide the best opportunity for long-term growth."