Planning for disaster - whether a simple service disruption or a pandemic event - is paramount to any financial institution. But where does the responsibility fall?

Roger Batsel, SVP, Managing Director of Information Systems at Republic Bank, Louisville, KY., says it's time to separate duties: let IT handle system outages and put business continuity planning in the hands of the business folks.

In this exclusive interview, Batsel discusses the positive impact this novel approach has had on his bank.