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"Thayer introduces readers of his new book to the many outstanding mentors he encountered over the past fifty years. His book is a tribute to these talented individuals and describes how they worked with their associates to overcome challenges and build successful organizations. These remarkable people exhibit a wide range of leadership styles and Thayer's stories highlight their accomplishments in several industries, professional organizations and non-profits. Thayer also includes a few examples of leadership gone wrong. Credit Check is a not an ""academic"" description of leadership. As Chairman of the American Associate of Bank Directors [2007-2013], Thayer is in the unique position to share his thoughts about the leadership role of bank directors in today's regulatory environment. His articles in Directors & Boards magazine and Directors Digest provide a practical reference for anyone serving as a board member of any organization today. The availability of information on the Internet is viewed by many as a replacement for the need to seek advice or to learn from the personal experience of other people. Thayer's book illustrates why Wikipedia cannot replace the value of experience and guidance provided by mentors."

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"Charles J Thayer is Chairman of Chartwell Capital Ltd., a firm that provides specialized advisory services to the board of directors and executive management of banks, corporations and institutional investors. He is Chairman Emeritus of the American Association of Bank Directors (AABD) and served as Chairman from 2007 until 2013. Thayer was appointed to the Board of Directors of MainSource Financial Group (NASDAQ: MSFG) in 2011 and currently serves as Lead Director. He is designated a Board Leadership Fellow by The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and has served on the faculty for the NACD Masters Class. Thayer has served on the Board of Trustees of the national Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Washington, DC, since 1980. He served on the board of the Louisville Development Bancorp from 1997 until 2013. LCB's banking subsidiary (Metro Bank) is dedicated to job creation and home ownership in the Louisville metro area. He served on the boards of Republic Bancshares (NASDAQ) and Republic Bank, one of Florida's largest independent commercial banks, from 1999 until Republic was acquired by BB&T Corporation in 2004. CogenAmerica (NASDAQ), an independent power producer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, elected Thayer to its Board of Directors in April 1996. He served as a member of the Independent Directors Committee (IDC) until CogenAmerica's acquisition by Calpine Corporation in December 1999. Thayer served on the Board of Directors of Sunbeam Corporation (NYSE) from 1990 until 1997. In January 1993 he was elected Chairman/CEO of Sunbeam, providing interim management until the election of a new CEO in August 1993. Thayer had a twenty-year career in commercial banking prior to organizing Chartwell Capital in 1990. As Executive Vice President of PNC Financial (NYSE), Pittsburgh, he had management responsibility for finance, merger and acquisitions, investor relations, strategic planning, and he served as Chairman of PNC Securities Corp, PNC's capital markets subsidiary. Prior to its acquisition by PNC in 1986, Thayer served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Citizens Fidelity (NASDAQ), Kentucky's largest banking institution. Thayer is the author of ""It Is What It Is"" the book describing the recapitalization of AmericanWest Bank in 2010. He has written numerous articles for a variety of banking publications and has been a frequent speaker at banking and corporate governance programs."

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