Greene County Bancshares (NASDAQ:GCBS)
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Greene County Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:GCBS) today
announced that James E. Adams will join the Company as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer Designate. Adams will replace
William F. Richmond as Chief Financial Officer upon Richmond's
retirement at the end of 2005.
Commenting on the announcement, Stan Puckett, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer, said, "After a broad and extensive
executive search, we were fortunate to find someone of Jim's caliber
and qualifications. He brings to our company the wisdom and insight
that comes from a 30-year career in banking and a life's work dealing
with financial issues. We are pleased to have him join our management
team and we look forward to his contribution and counsel as we work to
expand our business and capitalize on new opportunities for growth."
Beginning in banking in 1973, Adams has been involved in all key
aspects of financial management, from strategic planning and
regulatory reporting to financial systems and data processing. A
Certified Public Accountant, he also has extensive experience in
operations and with the capital markets. Most recently, Adams served
as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rurban
Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: RBNF), a multi-bank holding company based in
Defiance, Ohio. In that position, Adams managed the finance and
accounting, merger and acquisition, investment portfolio, and investor
relations activities of the corporation. He has held similar positions
throughout his career at Integra Bank Corporation, MainStreet
Financial Corporation, Dominion Bankshares Corporation, Shawmut
National Corporation, and Third National Corporation. In addition,
Adams has served in senior finance positions with Southeast Bank,
Harris Bancorp, and Comerica.
Greeneville, Tennessee-based Greene County Bancshares, Inc., with
total assets of approximately $1.6 billion, is the holding company for
Greene County Bank and is the second largest bank holding company
headquartered in the state of Tennessee.
Greene County Bank, founded in 1890, now has 46 branches
throughout East and Middle Tennessee, one branch in Bristol, Virginia,
one branch in western North Carolina, and a trust services office in
Lebanon, Tennessee. Greene County Bank does business in Washington
County, Tennessee as Washington County Bank; in Blount County and Knox
County, Tennessee as American Fidelity Bank; in Montgomery County,
Tennessee as Clarksville Community Bank; in Sumner County, Tennessee
as First Independent Bank; in Rutherford County, Tennessee as
Rutherford Bank and Trust; in Sullivan County, Tennessee as Sullivan
County Bank and First Bristol Bank; in Hamblen County, Tennessee as
Hamblen County Bank; in McMinn County, Tennessee as Bank of Athens and
Bank of Niota; in Hawkins County, Tennessee as Hawkins County Bank and
Bank of Bulls Gap; in Lawrence County, Tennessee as Bank of Lawrence
County; in Cocke County, Tennessee as Cocke County Bank; in Loudon
County, Tennessee as Community Bank of Loudon County; in Monroe
County, Tennessee as Community Trust Bank; in the City of Bristol,
Virginia as First Bristol Bank; in Davidson County and Williamson
County, Tennessee as Middle Tennessee Bank & Trust; and in Wilson
County, Tennessee as President's Trust. In addition, Greene County
Bank also conducts separate businesses through three wholly owned
subsidiaries: Superior Financial Services, Inc., a consumer finance
company; GCB Acceptance Corporation, a consumer finance company
specializing in subprime automobile lending; and Fairway Title Co., a
title insurance company.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements regarding
Greene County Bancshares, Inc., as defined in Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All forward-looking statements
involve risk and uncertainty and actual results could differ
materially from the anticipated results or other expectations
expressed in the forward-looking statements. A discussion of factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements is included in the Greene
County Bancshares, Inc. filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.