Executive Development Program

Executive Development Program 2024

The Executive Development Program (EDP) is a comprehensive twelve-month course, designed to cultivate the next generation of banking leaders, is an ideal opportunity for aspiring executives to step up their career and for institutions to invest in the strong bank leaders of tomorrow.

Exceptional instructors, with years of industry insights and experience, facilitate interactive course sessions that focus on the important economic, regulatory and competitive pressures facing the industry today including:

NToday’s banking environment
NApplied banking strategies
NLeadership and management
NFinancial profitability, liability and sales
NCredit and risk review

NLegislation and politics
NAudit and compliance with standards
NNegotiations and conflict resolution
NCommunications best practices
NCredibility and ethics

EDP also provides a special one-on-one mentorship program – one of only a few such opportunities in the country – pairing student participants with executives from their institutions. Mentorship is vital to student success and offers bank executives an opportunity to be directly involved in the development of future.

Mentors support their mentee on a monthly basis by reinforcing the classroom learning experience, making introductions to key executives within the bank and pairing students with business experts for assistance in their homework preparation.

Additionally, we ensure your bankers participating in EDP are provided with:

NA convenient schedule designed with the busy professional in mind. Classes take place once a month over a twelve-month course period and only 6-8 hours of homework prior to each class
NMany opportunities to network with class peers, as well as program alumni.
NPractical skills and lessons that can be put into immediate practice.
NA solid foundation for their career and an excellent precursor to financial educational opportunities such as the Pacific Coast Banking School.

To date, nearly 94 Montana bankers from 23 banks have benefited from this intensive learning experience, graduating with the increased knowledge of banking and all functions of a financial institution. And more than half of EDP graduates have been recognized and promoted within their institutions.

Click HERE for the registration application!

Call or email Pam O’Reilly with questions – 406.441.4703 or pam@montanabankers.com