PHOENIX, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank has appointed three experienced bankers as managers of the new banking centers that opened in the last two months in Mesa, Phoenix and Scottsdale.

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Comerica's Arizona Regional President Meredith Russell said the new managers will build on the bank's longstanding reputation for quality customer relationships and its full range of financial services -- for retail, small business, commercial banking and wealth management customers -- to grow quickly in the region. More new Arizona banking centers are planned, he said.

"We expect to open banking centers in at least three new locations in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area in 2006, with more in the future," said Russell.

The new managers, all assistant vice presidents, are:

Emily Schroll, Mesa Banking Center, 1825 South Val Vista Drive, Mesa. Schroll is the former branch manager of Marine Bank in Scottsdale and has 13 years' experience in the financial services industry. She received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Akron. Schroll is a member of the Kiwanis Club and is a volunteer with Junior Achievement.

JoAnn Perez, North Central Phoenix Banking Center, 3200 North Central Avenue, Suite 100, Phoenix. Perez is a former banking center manager for Bank of America in Phoenix, with 15 years' experience in the financial services industry.

William Chester, Scottsdale/Greenway Banking Center, 14801 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Chester is a former vice president and branch manager of J.P.Morgan Chase/Bank One in Carefree. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial management from Arizona State University, and has more than 30 years' experience in the financial services industry.

The new banking centers are open Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Mesa and North Phoenix banking centers opened in December; the Scottsdale center opened in late January. Each center offers a full range of banking services, including self-serve deposit boxes, night depository, ATMs, and a customer service center.

The Arizona operations are part of Comerica's Western Market, which in the fourth quarter of 2005 generated 33 percent of Comerica Inc.'s net income. In California, Comerica Bank in 15 years has grown to become the state's fourth- largest bank. Comerica has 58 banking centers in California, and four banking centers in Arizona. The bank's Western Market reported $15.7 billion in assets at Dec. 31. 2005.

  For more information about Comerica in Arizona, call (408) 556-5111.

  About Comerica Bank

The Western Market of Comerica Bank includes 58 banking centers in key California markets, including: San Francisco and the East Bay, San Jose, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Fresno, Sacramento, and Santa Cruz/Monterey; and four banking centers in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Ariz.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, the bank's Western market generated 33 percent of the net income for Comerica Incorporated, on approximately $15.7 billion in assets at Dec. 31, 2005.

Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a financial services company headquartered in Detroit, strategically aligned into the Business Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping businesses and people be successful. Comerica Incorporated reported total assets of $53 billion at Dec. 31, 2005.

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