Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Contact: Jessica Robinson, 573-751-0290
Blunt Appoints Thompson to Board of Police Commissioners
JEFFERSON CITY–Gov. Matt Blunt appointed Mark C. Thompson as a member of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners.
“Mark Thompson has a distinguished career in law enforcement and in private business that will serve him well on the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners,” Blunt said. “I am pleased he has agreed to serve the people of Kansas City in this important position.”
Thompson, 45 of Kansas City, is president of CCB Financial Corporation, vice chairman of Country Club Bank, vice chairman of Country Club Trust Company, chairman of Allen Bank and Trust and vice president of Platte Valley Bank. Thompson served as an assistant United States Attorney in the Financial Fraud Unit and Narcotics Unit in the Kansas City office. Thompson holds a bachelor’s degree and juris doctorate from Georgetown University.
The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners is responsible for the operation of the Kansas City Police Department and ensures that the department complies with state statute.
Thompson’s appointment is subject to Senate confirmation for a term ending on March 7, 2010. He replaces Angela Wasson-Hunt whose term expired.
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