Robert S. Holmes
Executive Vice President, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Chairman and CEO, Commerce Bank of St. Louis
Robert S. Holmes is Executive Vice President of Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Chairman and CEO of Commerce Bank of St. Louis, and serves on the Executive Management Committee of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Holmes oversees the bank’s commercial banking activities in the St. Louis region, commercial offices in Cincinnati, Nashville, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, community markets in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois, community relations and foundation advisory services for the St. Louis market, tax credits, dealer services, equipment finance, and capital markets including foreign exchange, interest rate derivatives, and municipal finance.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from St. Louis University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from University of Missouri in Columbia. Holmes serves as President of the Board of Commissioners of Tower Grove Park. He is a member of the American Cancer Society CEOs Against Cancer, St. Louis Chapter. Holmes is a member of the President’s Council at Lindenwood University and Washington University Olin School of Business WFA – CFAR advisory board. He also serves on the board of Celebrate Saint Louis. He is a member of YPO Gold St. Louis and advisor/past-President of Sherwood Forest, a United Way supported agency.