Vernon C Plack, CFA
Director of Research/Senior Equity Research Analyst, Financial Services Group
804-780-3257 or email
As the Director of Research, Mr. Plack heads the BB&T Capital Markets Equity Research team. He is a member of the BB&T Capital Markets management group and also serves as senior analyst in the Specialty Finance sector. In 2007, Mr. Plack was named #1 earnings estimator in his industry and #3 overall by Forbes.com/StarMine in its Analyst Awards survey.
Prior to joining the firm in 1994, Mr. Plack was the bank and thrift analyst for Johnston, Lemon and Co., in Washington, D.C., and an investment representative for Alex Brown in Baltimore, Maryland.
Mr. Plack graduated from the United States Military Academy with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering and management. He received his MBA from Campbell University. A former president of the Richmond Society of Financial Analysts, Mr. Plack is also a member of the CFA Institute.