National Black MBA - Dallas Chapter

Capital One Corporate Spotlight & Networking Event

by Jacquinette D. Murphy, Presence Communications

The DFW Chapter of the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA-DFW) partnered with Capital One to host a corporate spotlight and networking mixer at Sambuca in Dallas. Attendees mingled with company recruiters and representatives from the Capital One Financial Division. Laurie Vignaud, Senior Director/Senior Vice President of Community Development Banking at Capital One, served as the guest speaker and shared her first impressions of Capital One during its expansion into the community banking industry in 2005. Additionally, she spoke of the culture, core values and experience of working at Capital One. Event attendees also gained access to listings of currently available positions at the company.

Capital One Financial Corporation (www. capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries include Capital One, N.A. and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $122.2 billion in deposits and $197.5 billion in total assets outstanding as of December 31, 2010. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Capital One, N.A. has approximately 1,000 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The entity is a Fortune 500 company and a 2011 corporate partner of the DFW Chapter of the National Black MBA Association.

National Black MBA Association - Dallas / Ft. Worth Chapter