Fisher of Spencer to continue serving the nation’s community banks
San Antonio (March 2, 2022) — Robert M. Fisher, president and CEO of Tioga State Bank in Spencer, N.Y., will serve as immediate past chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) for 2022-23. His term begins March 3 at the conclusion of the ICBA LIVE national convention in San Antonio.
“Community banks serve an integral role in our nation’s financial system, and I’m honored to represent this dynamic industry as ICBA immediate past chairman,” said Fisher. “I look forward to working with ICBA’s leadership to advance ICBA’s advocacy, education and innovation efforts while promoting the benefits that community banking can bring to consumers nationwide.”
Fisher serves in many leadership roles at ICBA, including on the Executive Committee, board of directors and Federal Delegate Board. He is chairman of the ICBA Nominating Committee, a member on the Policy Development and ThinkTECH Selection committees and Executive Committee liaison for ICBA’s Political Action Committee.
A fifth-generation community banker, Fisher served on the New York State Banking Board from 2007 to 2011. He also is a current member and past chairman of the Independent Bankers Association of New York State. In addition to his banking affiliations, Fisher serves as chairman of the Lourdes Ascension Hospital board in Binghamton, N.Y., and sits on the board of the Pursuit, formerly known as the New York Business Development Corp.
“As ICBA chairman, Bob was an outspoken advocate and a guiding force in ICBA’s efforts to ensure community banks were well represented on matters of policy, technology, and the future state of our industry,” said incoming ICBA Chairman Brad Bolton, president, CEO and senior lender of Community Spirit Bank in Red Bay, Ala. “ICBA is fortunate to have such a passionate and dedicated community leader answer the call to serve. I look forward to leveraging his considerable talents and counsel as we work to further ICBA’s mission to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish.”
ICBA is the only national advocacy organization dedicated exclusively to promoting the interests of locally operated community banks and savings institutions. With the high-tech, high-touch banking services that consumers expect, community banks offer the best financial-services options for millions of consumers, small businesses, and agricultural enterprises.
For more information, including a biography for Fisher, visit ICBA’s website.
About ICBA
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is the nation’s voice for community banks with its mission to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We are dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of the community banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in-class education, and innovative products and services.
With nearly 50,000 locations nationwide, community banks constitute roughly 99 percent of all banks, employ nearly 700,000 Americans and are the only physical banking presence in one in three U.S. counties. Holding nearly $5.9 trillion in assets, over $4.9 trillion in deposits, and more than $3.5 trillion in loans to consumers, small businesses and the agricultural community, community banks channel local deposits into the Main Streets and neighborhoods they serve, spurring job creation, fostering innovation and fueling their customers’ dreams in communities throughout America. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at www.icba.org.