COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM INC (CBU)
Sector: Financials
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Sector: Financials
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Director information for CBU
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBU | Director | 70 | ["Retired attorney", "Extensive experience in legal practice with businesses in Northern Pennsylvania", "Experience in natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale region", "Frequent presenter at BankDirector conferences", "Inclusion in the 2019 WomenInc.\u2019s Most Influential Corporate Directors", "Former Chair of the Board from January 2017 through December 2021", "Former Lead Director from January 2022 through May 2023", "More than 30 years of service as a director of national banks and banking holding companies", "Significant mergers and acquisition experience", "Experience chairing Governance Committee and Executive Committee", "Member of Audit, Compensation, Risk, and Trust Committees"] | ["Compensation", "Trust", "Trust Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Sally A. Steele is a retired attorney from Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania and has extensive experience in her legal practice with businesses in Northern Pennsylvania and natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania and the economic impact of such activities in key markets for the Company. Ms. Steele is a frequent presenter at BankDirector conferences sharing her expertise with top executives and board members in the financial services industry on topics including board orientation and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Steele was included in the 2019 WomenInc. s Most Influential Corporate Directors, a listing of women executives, influencers and achievers contributing leadership to corporate boards on S&P 1000/Mid-Cap publicly held companies. Ms. Steele previously served as Chair of the Board from January 2017 through December 2021 and its Lead Director from January 2022 through May 2023. She has developed extensive public company oversight experience gained from more than 30 years of service as a director of national banks and banking holding companies. Ms. Steele has also gained significant mergers and acquisition experience through her prior board service and has a thorough understanding of the evaluation of acquisition opportunities and issues related to evaluating potential transactions. Ms. Steele provides the Board and the Committees she serves with significant corporate governance and leadership expertise through her prior experience chairing the Company s Governance Committee and Executive Committee and having served as a member of Audit, Compensation, Risk, and Trust Committees.