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25-May-1999 
99207 
 
    Board of Pensions Elects New President 
 
    by David Rich 
    Director of Communications, Board of Pensions 
 
PHILADELPHIA-Robert W. Maggs, Jr., a veteran banking executive and 
attorney, was elected president of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Board 
of Pensions at a special meeting of the board in Long Beach, Calif., May 
21. 
 
    Maggs is to be presented to the 211th General Assembly convening in 
June in Fort Worth for confirmation.  If confirmed, he will begin his work 
at the Board of Pensions offices in Philadelphia on July 6. 
 
    Maggs brings 27 years of experience in various aspects of banking 
management to the board.  At Lincoln First Banks in Rochester, NY, he began 
as assistant general counsel and advanced through various positions to 
become the bank's first corporate human resources director and general 
counsel. 
 
    When Lincoln First and Chase Manhattan Corporation merged, Maggs played 
a large role and was responsible for several staff functions for the Chase 
Regional Bank, including public relations and communications, compliance 
and law.  At Chase, Maggs was chief legal advisor to the Chase vice 
chairman of regional banking and also served as managing attorney for the 
corporate legal department. 
 
    Maggs, known as Rob, was raised in Elkhart, Indiana, where he was a 
member of First Presbyterian Church.  He graduated from Claremont McKenna 
College in Claremont, Calif. and received his law degree from the 
University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign-Urbana. 
 
    Maggs has served as trustee and elder of Third Presbyterian Church in 
Rochester and as chair of its personnel committee. He was a member of the 
search committee for its pastor. He has also served as a member of the 
personnel committee for the Presbytery of Genesee Valley. 
 
    He and his wife, Deborah, are the parents of two daughters, Sarah Maggs 
of Boston and Emily Orben of Setauket, Long Island, NY. 
 
    In nominating Maggs, William E. Rauh of Yardley, Pa., chair of the 
board's search committee, noted some of the reasons the search committee 
chose him: 
 
    * Maggs' desire to continue the board's commitment to service of members 
 
    * His experience in human resources and as a fiduciary on corporate 
benefits committees 
 
    * His proven management experience with large complex organizations 
 
    * His church experience at both the congregation and presbytery level 
of the PC(USA). 
 
    Rauh said that Maggs "possesses an exceptional combination of skills 
that will provide the Board of Pensions with strong leadership and 
management.  His demonstrated deep love of the church and its servants 
combined with his ability to listen and lead will be important to the Board 
as we strive for ways to enhance our service to the church." 
 
    "The Holy Spirit was with the search committee as we interviewed 
prospective candidates," said Gloria N. Wilson of Phoenix, chair of the 
Board of Pensions.  "Rob clearly became our unanimous choice because of his 
love of the church, his excitement about the position, and his demonstrated 
leadership skill." 
 
    Maggs succeeds John J. Detterick, who left the presidency of the Board 
of Pensions to become the executive director of the General Assembly 
Council in July 1998.  Since then, David B. Johnson of Wildwood, Mo., has 
served as interim president. 

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