ICBA Names Chris Gully Assistant Vice President of Member Relations

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 13, 2023) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced the hire of Chris Gully as assistant vice president of member relations. In this role he will work with ICBA’s member relationship officers to educate existing and prospective members about the benefits of ICBA and how the association helps community banks achieve their business goals and objectives.

“Chris’s experience, as both a provider of financial services for banks and a former banker, make him uniquely qualified to help community banks make the most of ICBA’s advocacy, education and innovation-related services available through membership,” said Bill Pusey, executive vice president of member relations. “We are thrilled to welcome Chris to the ICBA team and look forward to leveraging his expertise as we serve our mission of creating and promoting an environment where community banks flourish.”

Gully has more than 16 years of experience delivering financial service products and solutions to community banks, including 10 years as an account manager in community banking compliance solutions at Wolters Kluwer.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in mass communications from St. Cloud State University.

ICBA is the only national trade association dedicated exclusively to serving the interests of the nation’s community banks. Members also have access to ICBA’s award winning publications that inform members about the trends and issues affecting the financial industry, such as ICBA Independent Banker magazine, ICBA NewsWatch Today and Member Access e-newsletters, and ICBA’s premier networking event, ICBA LIVE®, which will be held March 12-16.

About ICBA

The Independent Community Bankers of America® creates and promotes an environment where community banks flourish. ICBA is dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of the community banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in-class education, and high-quality 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 more than $5.8 trillion in assets, over $4.8 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.

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