ABA Elects Officers, Board for 2024–2025

Members attending the American Bankers Association’s annual convention in New York City have elected new ABA officers and directors to serve on ABA’s board for the 2024-2025 association year. The new officers are:

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.

Beginning new terms on the ABA board are:

• 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 board members will join ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols, who also serves as an officer, and the following current or appointed directors continuing their terms 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, HAB 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’re fortunate to welcome such a gifted slate of new officers and board members to help guide our industry over the next year,” said Rob Nichols, ABA president and CEO. “Their deep experience and diverse perspectives will serve ABA and our members well as we continue our important work on behalf of banks of all sizes and their customers.”