WASHINGTON -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) announced today the selection of James F. E. Gillespie as Deputy Chief
Counsel. Mr. Gillespie succeeds Raymond
Natter who recently retired from Federal service. Mr. Gillespie will report to Acting Chief Counsel Daniel P.
Stipano.
"Jeff is a tremendous asset to the OCC," said
Acting Comptroller Julie L. Williams, "and I know he will be terrific as
he takes on these additional responsibilities.
Ray Natter left some big shoes to fill and we are lucky to have someone
as talented as Jeff to succeed him."
As assistant chief counsel since 1995, Mr. Gillespie was
responsible for managing OCC legal projects
involving electronic banking and technology.
Mr. Gillespie joined the OCC in 1979 after completing a
federal judicial clerkship. He held a
number of management and staff positions in the Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Corporate Organization and Resolutions Division, the
Litigation Division, the Legal Advisory Services Division, and the Legislative
Counsel Division.
Mr. Gillespie graduated from Indiana University School of
Law, where he graduated summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, and earned a B.A.
from Ohio Wesleyan University. Mr.
Gillespie is a member of the Indiana State Bar.
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The OCC charters, regulates
and examines approximately 2,000 national banks and 51 federal branches of
foreign banks in the U.S., accounting for more than 56 percent of the nation’s
banking assets. Its mission is to ensure a safe and sound and competitive
national banking system that supports the citizens, communities and economy of
the United States.