Gary R. Shook with Community Bankers Bank
Title: President and CEO of Chesterfield County-based CBB Financial Corp. and its Community Bankers Bank subsidiary. It is a state-chartered bankers’ bank that is owned and directed by independent community banks in the 5th Federal Reserve District, which consists of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Washington and most of West Virginia.
Born: May 1960 in Norfolk
Education: University of Virginia, 1982
Career: Peoples Bank of Chesapeake, 1983-87; Jefferson National Bank, 1987-95; The Fauquier Bank, 1995-2005; Middleburg Bank, CEO, 2005-18; Blue Ridge Bank, president, 2018-20; Community Bankers Bank, CEO, July 2020-present
Where in the metro area do you live?: in Charlottesville and makes the commute
Best business decision: “Making community banking my career.”
Worst business decision: “Have always been when choosing to ‘stay in the box’ and not to take the ‘road less traveled.’ ”
Mistake you learned the most from: “Watching and learning as several of my career mentors stumbled along the path.”
What is the biggest challenge/opportunity in the next two to five years: “Possibility of regulatory change and the continued consolidation of the community banking industry.”
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