Genesee Regional Bank Expands Executive Team with Appointment of Tim Jones as Chief Lending Officer

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesee Regional Bank (GRB) is pleased to announce that Tim Jones has joined the bank's leadership team as Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer.  Executive Vice President Dave Halladay will take over the newly created role of Chief Credit Officer.   

Jones, who has more than 25 years of commercial banking experience in the local Rochester market, will oversee the commercial relationship management team and lead GRB's business development efforts. Jones earned a bachelor's degree in economics/finance from Ithaca College and completed his Master of Business Administration at Rochester Institute of Technology's Saunders College of Business. He also completed the Senior Leadership Development Program at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. Active in the community, Jones is a member of the Board of Directors and serves on the Audit and Finance Committees for Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women and is a member of the Board of Directors of Friends of Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center (CMAC). He is also a former chairman of the Board of Directors of Bivona Child Advocacy Center, and continues to serve the organization as a member of its Stewardship Committee.

"We are pleased to welcome Tim Jones to the GRB team. Tim is an exceptional banker who brings solid credit acumen and extensive sales management experience to GRB," said Philip L Pecora, GRB's President and CEO. "In the last decade, GRB has grown five-fold in total assets, adding hundreds of new commercial client relationships and more than 80 employees. With a focus on continued growth, we feel it was time to bring additional leadership resources to the bank." 

Dave Halladay will focus on commercial services and credit administration in his new role as Chief Credit Officer after spending the last 11 years as GRB's Chief Lending Officer. Halladay is a graduate of the College at Brockport and the William E. Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Bivona Child Advocacy Center and as a Board Member and Loan Committee Chair of Monroe County Industrial Development Corporation.

"With Tim heading up our business development efforts and Dave dedicating his leadership and experience to commercial operations and credit administration, GRB is poised to do more of what we do best – support and Grow Rochester Business," added Pecora.

About Genesee Regional Bank (GRB)
In 1996, two successful businessmen, E. Philip Saunders and Dan Gullace, established Genesee Regional Bank with a vision of establishing a community bank presence and helping small businesses grow in the Rochester area. From this vision has emerged not only a successful financial institution, but one known for being a trusted advisor to its small business clients in a wide range of industries. GRB has demonstrated consistent growth throughout its history, increasing its assets to more than $550 million in 2018. The bank has ambitious plans to continue its steady growth while remaining firmly focused on driving the success of businesses and individuals in the Greater Rochester community. GRB is also a consistent member of the Rochester Top 100 list and is the recipient of several Best Companies to Work for in New York State awards. www.GRBbank.com

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