EX-24 5 dex24.txt EXHIBIT 24 Exhibit 24 ---------- ALLFIRST FINANCIAL INC. Power of Attorney ----------------- Each of the undersigned persons, in his or her capacity as an officer or director, or both, of Allfirst Financial Inc. (the "Company"), hereby appoints Frank P. Bramble, Susan C. Keating, Maurice J. Crowley, and Robert L. Carpenter, Jr., and each of them, with full power of substitution and re-substitution and with full power in each to act without the others, his or her attorney-in-fact and agent for the following purposes: To sign for him or her, in his or her name and in his or her capacity as an officer or director, or both, of the Company, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This power of attorney shall be effective as of the date written opposite the signature of each of the undersigned and shall continue in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a writing filed with the Secretary of the Company. /s/ Frank P. Bramble January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ Frank P. Bramble Chairman of the Board and Director /s/ Susan C. Keating January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ Susan C. Keating President, Chief Executive Officer and Director /s/ Maurice J. Crowley January 22, 2002 ----------------------------------- Maurice J. Crowley Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer /s/ Robert L. Carpenter, Jr. January 22, 2002 ----------------------------------- Robert L. Carpenter, Jr. Executive Vice President and Controller /s/ Sherry F. Bellamy January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ Sherry F. Bellamy Director /s/ James T. Brady January 22, 2002 ----------------------------------- James T. Brady Director /s/ Michael D. Buckley January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ Michael D. Buckley Director /s/ Jeremiah E. Casey January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ Jeremiah E. Casey Director /s/ Edward A. Crooke January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ Edward A. Crooke Director /s/ John F. Dealy January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ John F. Dealy Director /s/ Frank A. Gunther, Jr. January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ Frank A. Gunther, Jr. Director /s/ Margaret M. Heckler January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ Margaret M. Heckler Director /s/ Gary Kennedy January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ Gary Kennedy Director /s/ William T. Kirchhoff January 22, 2002 ------------------------------------ William T. Kirchhoff Director /s/ Andrew Maier II January 22, 2002 ----------------------------------- Andrew Maier II Director /s/ Thomas P. Mulcahy January 22, 2002 ----------------------------------- Thomas P. Mulcahy Director /s/ Morton I. Rapoport January 22, 2002 ----------------------------------- Morton I. Rapoport Director /s/ Michael J. Sullivan January 22, 2002 ----------------------------------- Michael J. Sullivan Director