Experience, Knowledge, And Results For Your Bank Or Financial Institution

The firm was founded by Gregory A. Noonan who brings more than 25 years of experience as a senior financial executive to a variety of projects. A leader with demonstrated success, Mr. Noonan’s services will enable your financial institution to achieve its goals through sound project management and innovative approaches.

Mr. Noonan's associates are noted and well respected in the banking community for their results-oriented banking experience and a well rounded knowledge of Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Strategic Planning, and Project Management. Read more about...

Greg Noonan
Ann Sharber, specializing in Accounting, Human Resources, Marketing and Operations
Kimber Salim, specializing in Corporate Finance and Profitability
Anita-Gentle Newcomb, specializing in Strategic Planning and the future of banking
Teresa Wright, specializing in Project and Change Management
Paul Panther, specializing in various aspects of financial reporting and planning including Enterprise Performance Management and System Design and Implementation.

Gregory Noonan

Mr. Noonan has held numerous senior level positions at financial institutions of various sizes. His broad and deep experience in high level corporate functions range from managing far reaching finance and technology initiatives to leading comprehensive business acquisition plans. In each effort Mr. Noonan produced quantifiable value for organizations and shareholders. Most recently, as a Senior Vice President of Corporate Planning, he directed the finance staff in all aspects of planning, forecasting, financial, analysis, system development, management reporting, and in supporting investor and board relations. He started his firm in 2005 and has successfully completed large projects for several clients. Mr. Noonan graduated from Marquette University with a B.S. in Finance and has served on the Boards of Directors for several organizations.

Gregory A. Noonan

Ann B. Sharber

Ms. Sharber has a wealth of experience in senior level positions at financial institutions of various sizes. Her banking experience includes managing finance functions, leading marketing support and directing projects for operations initiatives during merger, expansion and consolidation phases. Ann is a seasoned professional and has an extensive background in Accounting, Human Resources, Marketing and Operations functions. Her hands on approach, as well as subject matter expertise, deliver efficient and effective results for banking and government agency clients. Ms. Sharber is a Licensed Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years experience in private industry, government and management consulting. Ann earned an MBA from Southern Methodist University and a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M at Commerce. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Family Outreach of Dallas. Ann believes in coaching solutions alongside management, rather than dictating policy. She also provides businesses with financial expertise and the benefit of years of industry experience.

Ann B. Sharber

Kimber Salim

Ms. Salim's experience is derived from her years working in the corporate finance group for a $32 billion bank holding company. During that time she developed, coordinated, maintained and improved the corporate forecasting process as well as identified and communicated significant changes in the monthly/quarterly forecast which led to critical management decisions and the achievement of earnings targets. Ms. Salim performed various periodic and ad hoc financial analyses including line of business, geographic and product profitability. She was integral in automating the month-end financial reporting process through the use of VBA programming which significantly reduced the time required to produce management financial reports. Ms. Salim earned her B.A. in Physics from Colorado College in Colorado Springs and her M.B.A. with an emphasis in Finance and Marking from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Ms. Salim is a graduate of the Leadership Academy and was selected as one of Memphis' "Top 40 Under 40" by the Memphis Business Journal.

Kimber Salim

Anita Gentle Newcomb

To provide our clients with expert advice in strategic planning, we have teamed with noted expert Anita Newcomb. Anita’s experience spans over two decades in the financial services industry as a CEO, investment banker, and consultant. Anita has built a national reputation in advising some of the country’s most successful community banks as well as companies that interface with banks on a wide range of strategies including: retail banking, small business banking, valuing and structuring acquisitions and divestitures, branch optimization and geographic expansion, and organizational realignment.
Anita was formerly president, CEO and board member of ACB Business Partners, the for-profit subsidiary of America’s Community Bankers. She spent ten years in investment banking and strategic consulting with three national firms: managing director with Professional Bank Services, Inc., principal with The Secura Group and vice president of BEI Golembe. Earlier in her career, Anita was vice president of strategic planning, Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, at that time the fourth-largest bank in the country, and investor relations officer and corporate secretary with Cullen / Frost Bankers, Inc., San Antonio, Texas.

Anita is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the College of Business of Auburn University. She is a member of The Women’s Advisory Board of Mass Mutual’s Washington Group. She received a M.B.A. in finance with distinction from the University of Houston and a B.S. in accounting with honors from Auburn University, Auburn AL. She is also a certified public accountant (inactive) and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Anita Newcomb

Teresa Wright

Teresa brings a breadth of project and change management experience to GNA. She is a 28-year retail banking executive and is exceptionally skilled at leading banks through organizational change, and designing and implementing growth and efficiency strategies. Her other areas of expertise include incentive plan design and implementation, sales management, and organizational structure. At Union Planters and later at Regions Bank, Teresa played a key role in designing and implementing changes to organizational structure which facilitated internal communications and provided an opportunity for increased profitability within all lines of business. She is adept at gaining acceptance for change among bank associates, most recently demonstrated in the Regions Bank / /AmSouth merger, where she managed branch operations for the West TN group, overseeing a complete change of all systems, procedures, implementation of a new scorecard, and a new management structure. Teresa played a key role in the Union Planters / Regions Bank merger in 2004-2006, by representing TN and MS as their Banking Integration Advisor on the integration team in Birmingham. She led her 300+ branch regional banking network successfully through the conversion process, recognized by many analysts and consultants as “best in class”. As Senior Vice President at Union Planters/Regions, Teresa advised community bank presidents in TN and MS on branch optimization strategies, including site selection / design for new branches, renovations, relocations, and bank sales. She managed over 75 branch consolidation projects in the region from 2001 to 2008. As Sr. Project Manager and later Sr. Regional Operations Manager, Teresa has implemented a variety of branch efficiency strategies, ranging from video automated terminals to teller scheduling systems, resulting in significant cost savings with minimum disruption to customer service. Teresa was also a key contributor to the bank’s retail incentive design team and handled the implementation in the Midsouth Region.

Teresa earned her M.B.A. in Management and Marketing from Southeastern
Louisiana University and her B.S. from Louisiana State University. Beginning 2009 Teresa will also be leading GNA's new series of one-day project management seminars.

Teresa Wright

Paul Panther

Paul Panther is a senior level financial institution consultant who completes the GNA suite of services with his in-depth knowledge of financial reporting systems. He brings more than 15 years of experience helping banks improve their finances with the latest technologies in Enterprise Performance Management platforms. Paul has broad experience helping banks design and implement better reporting and planning systems. His services include: report creation, report automation and bundling, planning workbook development and modifications, and user training. Paul also has experience managing and implementing large scale initiatives for strategic planning, product analysis, cost allocations, profitability, incentive compensation, and funds transfer pricing. As a Vice President of Financial Reporting for a $5B financial institution, Paul implemented and managed the corporate planning and reporting functions, illuminating profit opportunities for senior management and reducing company expenses without sacrificing performance. His project management skills including detailed project scoping, engagement planning, and system design have enabled many successful installations of enterprise-wide systems for clients nationwide. He has experience working with institutions of all sizes and has lead successful system implementations for an international bank.

Also a CPA, Paul has a B. S. in Accounting from Northern Illinois University, a Masters in Finance from Northern Illinois University, and the Graduate School of Banking certification from University Wisconsin – Madison.

Our Business Values And Work Product Goals

To partner with clients in a manner that encourages honesty, teamwork, and respect
To provide our clients with quality work products that will add to the value of their organizations through improved profitability, growth, or processes
To empower organizations with knowledge, tools, and training so that their employees can handle future initiatives
To demonstrate our value to clients on the first day of a project and become a seamless extension of their management team
To maintain the client experience through thoughtful follow-up and advice even after our role is fulfilled
To build funds and volunteer hours to support non-profit services that are focused on improving the community, specifically supporting the education of children, students, and adults.