Community banking Changing Employees' 'Hearts and Minds' in a Mutual Conversion April 14, 2016 12:00 PM 1:37 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The hardest part of converting a thrift is establishing a "culture of high performance" and shareholder accountability, says Andrew Samuel, CEO at Sunshine Bancorp, in Plant City, Fla. Sunshine converted to a stock-owned company in July 2014.