WASHINGTON – Lawrence E. Beard has been named Deputy Comptroller for Licensing, succeeding Steve
Weiss, who plans to retire from the OCC.
“Steve is a
true professional in every sense of the word and he will be greatly missed,”
said Julie L. Williams, First Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel. “However, I am very pleased that we were
able to find someone as qualified as Larry Beard to take his place. Larry has
served the OCC very ably in a number of challenging positions and brings a
wealth of experience in supervising large and small banks and superb
team-building skills.”
In his new
position, Mr. Beard will oversee the overall licensing function in OCC’s
Washington D.C. headquarters and its four district offices.
Mr. Beard is
a commissioned national bank examiner and a 30-year OCC veteran. Among other positions, he has served at
Headquarters in Special Supervision and Financial Management and as Field
Manager in Illinois. Since 1997, he has
been the Assistant Deputy Comptroller for the St. Louis Field Office. He is a graduate of Rockhurst College,
Kansas City, MO.
Mr. Weiss
joined the OCC in 1979. He is a
graduate of Bowdoin College and earned a Masters Degree in Economics from
Harvard University. Over his 25-year
career, he directed the first National Treatment Study for the Department of
Treasury, and served as Director of Strategic Analysis. He has been the Deputy Comptroller in charge
of the OCC’s licensing functions for the past 20 years.
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The OCC charters, regulates
and examines approximately 2,100 national banks and 52 federal branches of
foreign banks in the U.S., accounting for more than 55 percent of the
nation’s banking assets. Its mission is to ensure a safe and sound and
competitive national banking system that supports the citizens, communities
and economy of the United States.
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