Amid career and corporate conversions, Wachovia Commercial Print Manager Duane Hughes remains responsible, accountable and viable.

By Dawn Greenlaw-Scully

Hughes has lived in Illinois, right across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, since he was about a year old. He received his Associate’s Degree in data processing from Lewis & Clark Community College, in Godfrey, Ill.

In 1983, after graduation, Hughes joined St. Louis-based A.G. Edwards & Sons as a trainee in the company’s IT department. As he worked his way up the ladder, he served in several supervisory positions, including manager of customer communications and project manager.