Keynote Speaker
William A. Cooper
Chairman
TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION
William A. Cooper returned as Chief Executive Officer of TCF Financial Corporation in July 2008. He had previously been Chief Executive Officer of TCF from 1985 to 2005. Mr. Cooper has also been Chairman of the Board of TCF Financial Corporation and will continue in this capacity. Before joining TCF, Mr. Cooper was Executive Vice President and then President of Huntington Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President and Controller at Michigan National Corporation.
Mr. Cooper serves on the Board of Directors of Friends of Ascension.
A graduate of Wayne State University, Detroit, Mr. Cooper holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting with majors in economics and finance. He is a certified public accountant, and was a senior auditor for Touche, Ross & Co., Detroit, for four years.
