DETROIT/May 17, 2005 -- Shareholders of Comerica Incorporated elected six directors to the board at today’s annual meeting, held at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. In addition, shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.
Elected to the board of directors for a three-year term of office expiring in 2008 were: Joseph J. Buttigieg III, vice chairman, Comerica Incorporated and Comerica Bank; J. Philip DiNapoli, president, JP DiNapoli Companies, Inc.; Roger Fridholm, president, St. Clair Group; Alfred A. Piergallini, consultant, Desert Trail Consulting; Patricia M. Wallington, president, CIO Associates; and, Gail L. Warden, president emeritus, Henry Ford Health System.
Other members of the Comerica Incorporated Board of Directors are: Ralph W. Babb Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, Comerica Incorporated and Comerica Bank; Lillian Bauder, vice president, Masco Corporation; James F. Cordes, retired executive vice president, The Coastal Corporation; Peter D. Cummings, chairman, Ram Realty Services; Anthony F. Earley, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, DTE Energy Company; Todd W. Herrick, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Tecumseh Products Company; Robert S. Taubman, chairman, president and chief executive officer, The Taubman Company; Reginald M. Turner, attorney, Clark Hill PLC; William P. Vititoe, retired chairman, president and chief executive officer, Washington Energy Company; and, Kenneth L. Way, retired chairman and chief executive officer, Lear Corporation.
Comerica Incorporated is a financial services company headquartered in Detroit, strategically aligned into the Business Bank, Small Business & Personal Financial Services, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping businesses and people be successful. Comerica reported total assets of $53.5 billion at March 31, 2005.
