A trade association representing 5,000 community banks elected its 2024-25 Executive Committee over the weekend.
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) held its 2024 ICBA LIVE national convention in Orlando, Fla., electing Lucas White, president of The Fountain Trust Co., in Covington, Indiana, as chairman.
A fourth-generation community banker, White is a partner at White & White Attorneys LLP, a trustee of the Booe Inlow d’Arlier Charitable Foundation, serves on the West Central Regional Community Corrections Board, and is a member of the Covington Business Association. He is also a current member and past chairman of the Indiana Bankers Association.
"Lucas is one of community banking’s biggest advocates and a faithful steward of his community,” said ICBA Immediate Past Chairman Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Georgia. “His leadership and visionary approach are poised to make a lasting and positive impact on our industry."
In his ICBA Live address, White acknowledged the work ahead of the newly-elected board.
"We have the best banking model in the world right here, but every day, we face new challenges," he said. "Educating members of Congress about what we do as community bankers, why we do it, and how we do it – is critical to creating and promoting an environment where community banks flourish. I firmly believe we have an obligation to our shareholders, our employees, our customers and our families to lobby for our community banks and the welfare of our communities.”
Vice chairman is Alice Frazier, president and CEO of Bank of Charles Town in Charles Town, West Virginia.
