| Members attending the American Bankers Association’s annual convention in Los Angeles have elected new ABA officers and directors to serve on ABA’s board for the 2015-2016 association year. The new officers are:
- Chairman: Daniel Blanton, chief executive officer, Georgia Bank & Trust, Augusta, Georgia
- Chairman-Elect: Dorothy A. Savarese, chairman, president and CEO, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Orleans, Massachusetts
- Vice Chairman: Kenneth L. Burgess, Jr., chairman, FirstCapital Bank of Texas, NA, Midland, Texas
- Treasurer: William Beale, president and CEO, Union Bankshares Corporation, Richmond, Virginia
Beginning new terms on the ABA board are:
- Scott Anderson, president and CEO, Zions Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Rheo A. Brouillard, president and CEO, Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company, Willimantic, Connecticut
- Deborah A. Cole, president and CEO, Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company, Nashville, Tennessee
- Luther Deaton, Jr., chairman, president and CEO, Central Bank and Trust Company, Lexington, Kentucky
- Manolo Sanchez, chairman and CEO, BBVA Compass, Houston, Texas
- Julieann M. Thurlow, president and CEO, Reading Co-Operative Bank, Reading, Massachusetts
“I am looking forward to working with ABA Chairman Dan Blanton, the other Officers and Board members, incoming CEO Rob Nichols, and the highly professional ABA staff as well as my fellow ABA members to help support the competitiveness of our industry, which is so vital to the nation’s economy,” Savarese said in a statement.
