Premier Bank in Tallahasse, FL discusses why they utilize TriNovus and its vendor management tool, BankerVMS

1. A Commitment to Outstanding Banking ‐
and Community ‐ Service
N
ot just a client, but
a family member.
That's how Premier
Bank sees the people who
walk through its doors. The
goal of the group of local
business professionals who
founded Premier Bank in
1995 was clear: To serve
the banking needs of their
North Florida neighbors.
Overseen by President and
CEO Matt Brown and a
dedicated board of
directors, today Premier
Bank has grown to five
branches in Tallahassee
and one in Quincy. It choice. Big Bend Habitat loan to clients and non-
reached $357.3 million in for Humanity receives a profit groups.
assets in 2010. financial sponsorship and a
commitment to provide To meet client needs,
Premier Bank's dedication Premier Bank offers quick
volunteers for labor from
to its clients extends and courteous service, the
Premier Bank. Employees
beyond banking services - highest level of
collaborate with H.O.P.E.
and serving fresh-baked convenience and cutting
(House Opportunities and
cookies on Fridays - to edge technology. One
Personal Empowerment)
community involvement. such piece of technology
Community, which
Its Charity Bumper Sticker is supplied by TriNovus:
encourages self-sufficiency
Program raises thousands BankerVMS, a central data
and responsibility among
of dollars annually for repository for vendor
the homeless in
charitable organizations information and
Tallahassee, by serving
and places of worship. To associated business
meals and spending time
participate, simply place a practices. It allows the
in fellowship. Premier Bank
Premier Bank bumper bank to reduce costs,
covers all costs for food
sticker on your car. Each improve contract terms,
and supplies. On a regular
Friday morning a license increase the value yielded
basis employees
plate number is randomly from each investor and
participate in a number of
chosen and the winner is reduce potential risks.
initiatives for United Way of
awarded $250, $500 or
the Big Bend. In addition,
$1,000, which they evenly "When I assumed contract
two large barbeque
divide with the nonprofit management at Premier
smokers are available for
organization of their Bank, the contracts were

2. delivered in a set of three- Birmingham Data Center has been very responsive
ring binders totaling almost was excellent. They lived to questions about the
4 feet thick," recalls senior up to the Brasfield system and is receptive to
vice president and senior reputation. Their suggestions for
operations officer Randy responsiveness to our enhancements."
Herndon. "Some contracts needs was timely and they
had expired. Some had furnished correct answers. As for how BankerVMS has
renewed. Some had been Given a new opportunity changed Premier Bank's
canceled. Each time to do business with operation, Herndon likens it
management requested a TriNovus, I was immediately to a popular cartoon. "Like
copy of a contract, I had attracted to the Linus' blanket, I am no
to either send a hard copy BankerVMS product longer dependent on the
or scan the contract and because I was already old three-ring binder
e-mail it. I was concerned familiar with many of their contract system. The
about the original people. They had already BankerVMS system will
contracts either being earned my trust." send me an e-mail, as
destroyed or simply going often as I wish, when
missing if someone contracts are about to
borrowed a binder. I expire or if I need to begin
needed an affordable the renewal process. After
solution for scanning and I gave our controller a
managing the contracts short demo on our new
for Premier Bank." system, she stated, 'We
should have had this years
Herndon's relationship ago!'"
with TriNovus founder and
CEO David Brasfield dates For more information on
back to 2005, when BankerVMS or to schedule
Herndon was chief a demo online or in
operating officer of All Herndon's contracts are person, contact the
Citizens State Bank in Perry, now scanned into TriNovus sales team at
Florida, and oversaw the BankerVMS. "I can easily 205.991.5636 or visit
conversion from an access any contract at www.trinovus.com. For
outdated, in-house any time from any more information on
computer system to computer. Our information Premier Bank, visit
Brasfield Technology's security officer, president www.premier-bank.com
Birmingham Data Center or CFO can look at any of for various location
using Kirchman Bankway our contracts at their contact numbers.
core software. "I was convenience. As a former
familiar with the Brasfield auditor, I believe that
name prior to that examiners and auditors will
conversion. They had a like this system when they
great reputation and that see it. Vendor
was one of the reasons we management is a moving
selected Brasfield as our target and a maintenance
processor. The staff at the type project. TriNovus' staff