ABA Nominates Officers, Board for 2024–2025

The American Bankers Association’s Nominating Committee has finalized the official slate of candidates to be presented for election at the association’s annual meeting scheduled for Oct. 29 in New York City.

The committee, chaired by Daniel D. Robb, president and CEO, Jonesburg State Bank, Jonesburg, Mo., nominated these candidates for ABA officer positions:

• CHAIR: John C. Asbury, chief executive officer, Atlantic Union Bancshares Corp., Richmond, Va.;
• CHAIR-ELECT: Kenneth Kelly, chairman and CEO, First Independence Bank, Detroit;
• VICE CHAIR: Catherine Owen, executive chair, Eagle Bank & Trust Company, and chair and CEO, State Holding Company, Little Rock, Ark.; and
• TREASURER: K. Wayne Wicker, chairman and CEO, South Atlantic Bank, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The committee also nominated the following candidates for the ABA board of directors for consideration at the ABA annual meeting:

• Mary Kay Bates, president and CEO, Bank Midwest, Spirit Lake, Iowa;
• Thomas J. Fraser, president and CEO, First Mutual Holding Co., Lakewood, Ohio;
• Jennifer T. Jones, president and CEO, CBL State Savings Bank, Greer, S.C.;
• Marianne Lake, chief executive officer, Consumer and Community Banking, JPMorganChase, New York;
• George Leis, president and chief operating officer, Montecito Bank & Trust, Santa Barbara, Calif.;
• Curtis J. Myers, chairman and CEO, Fulton Financial Corporation, Lancaster, Pa.; and
• David Osborn, president and CEO, WestStar Bank, El Paso, Texas.

The above nominees will join ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols, who also serves as an officer, and these current or appointed directors on ABA’s board:

• Brent Beardall, president, CEO and Vice Chairman, WaFd Bank, Seattle;
• Cheryl D. Bowers, president and CEO, Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston, N.Y.;
• John R. Ciulla, chairman and CEO, Webster Financial Corporation, Stamford, Conn.;
• Simon Cruz, chairman of the Board, Intercredit Bank, Coral Gables, Fla.;
• Saleem Iqbal, president and CEO, Habib American Bank, New York;
• Timothy Marshall, president and CEO, Bank of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Mich.;
• Larry W. Myers, president and CEO, First Savings Bank, Jeffersonville, Ind.;
• Christie Huber Obenauer, president and CEO, Union State Bank of Hazen, Hazen, N.D.;
• Jim Ryan, chairman and CEO, Old National Bancorp, Evansville, Ind.;
• Julieann M. Thurlow, president and CEO, Reading Cooperative Bank, Reading, Mass., and chair of the ABA Nominating Committee;
• Kenneth W. Clayton, chairman and CEO, Western Bank Artesia, Artesia, N.M., and chair of the ABA Government Relations Council;
• Rick Clayburgh, president and CEO, North Dakota Bankers Association, Bismarck, N.D., and chair of the ABA/State Association Alliance; and
• Michael Adelman; president and CEO, Ohio Bankers League, Columbus, Ohio, and vice chair of the ABA/State Association Alliance.

“We applaud ABA’s Nominating Committee for selecting such an accomplished slate of board candidates that will bring valuable experience and diverse perspectives to their work on behalf of our industry,” said ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols. “We look forward to the opportunity to work with them on a range of key priorities in the year ahead to ensure that banks of all sizes can continue to meet the needs of their customers, clients and communities.”