September 12, 2013

JEFF SKILES, CO-PILOT, "MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON," BANKS ON TEAMWORK


GUESTS: Jeff Skiles, Co-Pilot "Miracle on the Hudson,"
       Daryll Lund, President & CEO, Community Bankers of Wisconsin

Jeff Skiles, co-pilot of U.S. Airways Flight 1549, takes us back to the harrowing emergency landing on the Hudson River in January 2009 and describes how meticulous training, teamwork and communications all came together after birds crashed into the engines of the Airbus and all power was lost.  Jeff Skiles shared lessons from the "Miracle on the Hudson" recently at the Community Bankers of Wisconsin's Annual Conference.

Daryll Lund, President & CEO of the Community Bankers of Wisconsin joins Jeff on this program and describes how Jeff's message represents the values and philosophy of community banks. There are currently 250 locally-owned, independent community banks in Wisconsin.  Over 50% of the community banks in Wisconsin have been in business over 100 years.