Celerit
signs with Planters and Merchants Bank
December 12, 2007
Celerit
Solutions, a Little Rock-based bank technology services company,
is pleased to announce the addition of Planters &
Merchants Bank to its list of outsourcing clients.
Celerit recently completed the conversion phase of a long
term contract to provide full outsourcing services to the
bank.
Larry
Bauer, President of Planters & Merchants Bank, said with
Celerit’s offering, “We can now spend our time on the important
work of expanding our customer offerings, building our business,
and serving the people of Gillett’s financial needs.”
Ron
Harmon, Business Development Executive for Celerit, said “We’re
pleased Planters & Merchants Bank elected to join our
expanding group of outsourcing clients. This outsourcing arrangement
allows the bank to focus completely on their business and
customer services.”
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Celerit
completes conversion for Evolve Bank
November 8, 2007
Celerit
Solutions of Little Rock is pleased to announce the completion
of a systems conversion for Evolve Bank and Trust of Parkin,
Arkansas. This is the first stage of a long-term outsourcing
arrangement allowing Evolve to improve services and decrease
operating expenses.
David Harrington, Executive Vice President at Celerit, pointed
out that the outsourcing trend is becoming more and more popular
for progressive community banks such as Evolve.
According to John Chandler, Chief Operating Officer for Evolve,
“This arrangement allows us the opportunity to offer expanded
services to our customers in a very cost-effective way, while
enabling our asset growth and maintaining solid performance
for our investors.”
Celerit’s Business Development Executive, Ron Harmon, added:
“It’s a pleasure to welcome such a dynamic institution like
Evolve to our growing client base. Evolve continually ranks
among the state’s highest performing banks relative to asset
growth and we look forward to contributing to their continued
success.”
Established in 1925, Evolve currently boasts assets exceeding
$100 million, with offices in West Memphis, Wynne, and Parkin,
Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee. The bank is actively involved
in helping those communities grow and also offers products and
services through its company affiliates and its network of financial
advisors throughout the U.S
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Celerit
Corporation welcomes Ron Harmon
October 17, 2007
Celerit
Corporation of Little Rock recently welcomed Ron Harmon to
the company’s executive team. Mr. Harmon, a recognized veteran
of the banking and information technology business in Arkansas,
has experience inside banks and with technology services focused
on the financial industry. In his role as Business Development
Executive, he will be responsible for sales, marketing and
client relations across the corporation’s business lines.
Celerit
Founder and CEO Terry Rothwell shared this: “We are very pleased
to have Ron sign on, and the timing is perfect. This is an
exciting time for Celerit and Ron will make a vital contribution
to our continued success.”
Mr.
Harmon joined Celerit from ViTEX, an east coast advisory firm
specializing in assisting community bank executives with technology
consulting. He began his career at Twin City Bank in North
Little Rock, Arkansas, eventually serving in a variety of
management and executive positions in the retail, operations,
and information services functions of the bank. He joined
ALLTEL Information Services as a financial services consultant
and became Practice Manager of the company’s bank consulting
division. Harmon was later named to a key Solutions Director
role with BenchMark Consulting International, an advisory
firm acquired by ALLTEL.
David
Harrington, Executive Vice President at Celerit, noted that
“the company’s growth demanded that we bring someone of Ron’s
caliber in to maintain our customer focus and industry strength
as we expand. His knowledge, background, and perspective are
a perfect match for the banks we serve.”
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Celerit
Corporation completes conversion for Riverside Bank
September 25, 2007
Celerit Solutions of Little Rock, a client-focused source
for community bank technology services, recently announced
the completed systems conversion for Riverside Bank of Sparkman.
This is the first stage of a long-term outsourcing arrangement
allowing Riverside to improve services and decrease operating
expenses.
"We
are delighted to welcome this progressive institution to our
expanding group of satisfied outsourcing clients, and we look
forward to our partnership with Riverside," said Terry
Rothwell, Founder and CEO of Celerit.
Stephen
Davis, CEO of Riverside Bank, noted that the bank is already
seeing tangible benefits of having Celerit manage the bank's
technology needs. "Their business systems and network
services are giving Riverside measurable results by allowing
us to increase our focus on our customers and new product
development," Davis added.
Riverside
Bank, with assets of approximately $50 million, has offices
in Sparkman and Little Rock, Arkansas.
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