Name: Christopher Oddleifson
Title: Chairman of the Massachusetts Bankers Association
Company: Rockland Trust Company
Location: 288 Union St., Rockland, MA 02370
Birthplace and year: New York City, 1958
Family: Wife, Nancy; 3 children, ages 19, 16 and 16
College: Cornell University, BS in Mechanical Engineering; MBA at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School
First job outside of finance: Engineer at Westinghouse Electric
First job in finance or allied field: Business analyst manager at Signet Bank, Richmond, Va.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Emphasize that small business loans and consumer loans are available; distinguish ourselves from Wall Street investment banks and work to address any legislative/regulation overreaction to the environment.
Hobbies: Skiing, sailing, hiking, playing the flute, reading
Favorite book: "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin; "Snowball," the biography of Warren Buffett
Key to success: There are no limits to what we can accomplish together if our hearts and minds are engaged.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Alternative energy developer