DETROIT, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) announced today that first vice president Curt Brown has been named outstate Michigan market manager, with responsibility for Comerica's locations in Central and West Michigan. Connie Beck, executive vice president of Small Business and Personal Financial Services for the Detroit-based banking company, made the announcement.

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Brown will focus on the growth and success of Comerica's locations in Central and West Michigan. He will work with the bank's Middle Market Banking and Wealth & Institutional Management divisions to meet the needs of Comerica's customers and expand its business in the region. Previously Brown worked in Comerica's Credit Policy area; he also was a lender for 13 years.

A 17-year veteran of Comerica, Brown holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa and an MBA from the University of Iowa.

Brown, a resident of Brighton, Mich., serves on the Genoa Township Planning Commission.

Comerica Bank, Michigan's oldest and largest bank, operates 80 branch offices in Central and West Michigan. Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a financial services company headquartered in Detroit and strategically aligned into the Business Bank, Small Business & Personal Financial Services, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships and helping businesses and people to be successful. Comerica Incorporated reported total assets of $54.7 billion on June 30, 2005. To receive e-mail alerts of breaking Comerica news, go to http://www.comerica.com/newsalerts .

SOURCE: Comerica Bank

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