WILLIAM H. ROACH, JR., President & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Roach is the President of GLOBALT Inc., a subsidiary of Synovus
Financial Management Services. GLOBALT manages over $1.3 billion in
assets in domestic equity, fixed income and asset allocation strategies for
corporate and public retirement plans as well as endowments, foundations,
Taft Hartley plans, individuals and families. His responsibilities include the
day-to-day operation of the firm as well as client service and business
development. He chairs the Executive Committee and serves on the
Investment Policy Committee. Before joining GLOBALT, Mr. Roach was a
Vice President of Marketing and Client Services for Western Asset
Management and prior to that was a Vice President of Institutional Fixed
Income Services for Security Pacific Merchant Bank. Mr. Roach started his
career by completing Goldman Sachs' extensive training program and
provided financial advice on a broad range of fixed income securities to public
funds, insurance companies, and investment managers. He received his B.S.
in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University where he earned academic
excellence awards from Inland Steel, Dow Chemical and Procter and Gamble.
He received his M.B.A. in finance/marketing from Columbia University
Graduate Business School where he was awarded the Johnson & Johnson
Leadership Fellowship. Mr. Roach entered the investment field in 1985 and is
a member of the following professional organizations: AIMSE, MAPERS,
NASP and IFEBP. He is also a member of the 1998 class of Leadership
Atlanta and has served on the board of Girls, Inc. of Greater Atlanta for over
11 years. Mr. Roach is a member of the Advisory Board of the Goizueta
Business School of Emory University. He has also served as a mentor for the
I Have a Dream and Year Up programs in Atlanta. Mr. Roach is married with
two children that he coaches in numerous sports.