Craig S. Connor, chairman and chief executive officer of County National Bank and CNB Community Bancorp, will retire as CEO, effective July 26, 2019
This is the planned progression ordinally announced in June of 2018, John R. Waldron was promoted to president of CNB and also appointed to a board of director position at both CNB and the Company. Waldron will become CEO of CNB and the company upon Connor’s retirement.
Connor began his banking career 41 years ago and has been with CNB since 1993. Prior to becoming the president and CEO, in 2005, he was the senior vice president and senior loan officer.
“For nearly 20 years I have observed Craig’s dedication to community banking and the betterment of areas we serve,” said Waldron. “He is a great leader and his commitment has resulted in the outstanding bank that CNB has become.” Throughout the years, Craig epitomized the role of a community banker serving on many local nonprofit boards and always encouraging CNB to invest back into the community. He was recently named the 2019 Banker of the Year for the state of Michigan by the Michigan Bankers Association.
Connor will remain active in the company as chairman of the Board of CNB and the company. He will also continue to serve on several board committees for both CNB and the company.
County National Bank is a nationally chartered full service community bank that includes Trust and Investment service divisions, which has been serving South Central Michigan since 1934.
