Tony Kallsen joined Carter Bank & Trust as executive vice president and chief credit officer.
Kallsen has 27 years of executive and loan portfolio management experience. He previously worked for national banks in Illinois and Michigan in various credit and asset management positions and most recently served as senior vice president and senior credit officer at First Commonwealth Bank.
“I saw an opportunity to join an impressive executive team that recognizes the benefits of a best in class credit culture. This team not only publicly endorses credit standards that are the backbone of a credit culture, but also employs these standards when formulating strategies to become a high performance bank,”Kallsen said.
“We are thrilled that we were able to attract the talent of Tony Kallsen. He has a proven track record of establishing and managing a credit culture that ensures the growth of assets with a consistent tolerance to risk. Tony’s appointment sends a message to our investors that we are continuing to create an environment for strong earnings to drive institution valuation,” said Carter Bank’s CEO Litz Van Dyke.
Headquartered in Martinsville, VA, Carter Bank & Trust is a state-chartered community bank with more than 100 branches and 1,000 employees in Virginia and North Carolina.
