John Durkin

Current

2nd Vice President, Business Process Improvement at Protective Life

Past

Management Consultant at Regions Financial Corp.
volunteer at First Look
VP Marketing and Business Development at Mutual Savings Credit Union

Director Communication and Public Affairs at Alabama Credit Union League
Contracts Administrator at AIDS Task Force of Alabama

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Education

Auburn University
Auburn University
Huntsville High School

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Industry

Management Consulting

John Durkin’s Summary

John has a demonstrated ability to successfully manage large, complex initiatives. He brings more than ten years experience in both business and consulting settings with strong capabilities in strategic planning, change management, project leadership & execution, brand planning & management, marketing & advertising, best practices & standards development and risk identification & mitigation.

John Durkin’s Experience

2nd Vice President, Business Process Improvement

Protective Life

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PL; Insurance industry)

September 2008 — Present (3 months)
Management Consultant

Regions Financial Corp.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RF; Banking industry)

March 2003 — September 2008 (5 years 7 months)

John is currently a senior member of the Management Consulting Group, focused on consulting and program management for two lines of business. While with Regions, John’s roles have included:
- Program Office Lead and Commercial Real Estate Lead for merger and company-wide change management initiative
- Program Lead for the bank-wide response to Hurricane Katrina
- Led the planning and implementation teams for third conversion event of the Regions / Union Planters Merger
volunteer

First Look

(Financial Services industry)

2000 — 2003 (3 years)
VP Marketing and Business Development

Mutual Savings Credit Union

(Financial Services industry)

2001 — 2003 (2 years)

As a member of the leadership team, John was instrumental in modernizing the systems, processes & operations and brand for the company. His accomplishments included:
- Developed and implemented the company’s first strategic marketing plan: including brand management, new services and product opportunities based on quantitative research and segmentation that improved market penetration per member and positively contributed to profitability
- Designed, coordinated and implemented the company’s first comprehensive training program for all employees
- Directed the credit union’s in-house IT strategy team
- Managed all cross-functional projects and large initiatives, including strategic planning, new product development and process mapping / redesign
Director Communication and Public Affairs

Alabama Credit Union League

(Financial Services industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years)

John was an award-winning Communications Director for the Alabama Credit Union League, where he worked on strategic planning, government and public affairs, marketing and public relations and client development.
Contracts Administrator

AIDS Task Force of Alabama

(Financial Services industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year)

John Durkin’s Education

Auburn University

Masters of Communication, Public Relations, Mass Media Studies and Mass Communication, 1995 — 1997
Auburn University

Bachelor of Arts, English, Communication Minor, 1991 — 1995

Activities and Societies:

Auburn Soccer Club
Huntsville High School

1987 — 1991