Members attending the American Bankers Association Annual Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, today elected new officers and directors to serve on ABA’s board for the 2025-2026 association year. The new officers are:
Chair: Kenneth Kelly, chairman and CEO, First Independence Bank, Detroit
Chair-elect: Catherine Owen, executive chair, Eagle Bank & Trust Company, and chair and CEO, State Holding Company, Little Rock, Arkansas
Vice Chair: James C. Ryan III, chairman and CEO, Old National Bancorp, Evansville, Indiana
Treasurer: K. Wayne Wicker, chairman and CEO, South Atlantic Bank, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Beginning new terms on the ABA board are:
Cynthia N. Day, president and CEO, Citizens Trust Bank, Atlanta
Kyle G. Hranicky, CEO, Commercial Banking, Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco
Jeffrey T. Kanger, president, First State Bank Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Holly O’Neill, president, Consumer, Retail and Preferred, Bank of America, Boston
Mark W. Schifferdecker, chairman, president and CEO, GNBank N.A. , Girard, Kansas
Anne P. Tangen, president and CEO, BankFive, MHC, Fall River, Massachusetts
Gregg R. Tewksbury, president and CEO, New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp, Concord, New Hampshire
The 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:
Mary Kay Bates, president and CEO, Bank Midwest, Spirit Lake, Iowa
Thomas J. Fraser, president and CEO, First Mutual Holding Co., Lakewood, Ohio
Saleem Iqbal, president and CEO, HAB Bank, New York
Jennifer T. Jones, president and CEO, CBL State Savings Bank, Greer, South Carolina
Marianne Lake, CEO, Consumer and Community Banking, JPMorganChase, New York
Timothy Marshall, executive chairman and CEO, Bank of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Curtis J. Myers, chairman and CEO, Fulton Financial Corporation, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
David Osborn, president and CEO, WestStar Bank, El Paso, Texas
Christie Huber Obenauer, president and CEO, Union State Bank of Hazen, Hazen, North Dakota
John C. Asbury, chief executive officer, Atlantic Union Bancshares Corp., Richmond, Virginia, and chair of the ABA Nominating Committee
Thomas Ogaard, chairman, president and CEO, Native American Bancorporation Co., Denver, and chair of the ABA Government Relations Council
Michael Adelman; president and CEO, Ohio Bankers League, Columbus, Ohio, and chair of the ABA/State Association Alliance
Paul T. Hickman; president and CEO, Arizona Bankers Association, Phoenix, and vice chair of the ABA/State Association Alliance
“We congratulate these volunteer banker leaders on their election to the ABA Board,” Nichols said. “Their voices will be central to shaping the advocacy priorities for America’s banks and helping to advance a policy environment that empowers financial institutions to innovate, compete and serve their customers. Together, we’ll work to strengthen our financial system and drive economic growth.”
