ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- (Business Wire)
First National Bank Alaska (OTCBB:FBAK) Board of Directors
appointed Betsy Lawer President of Alaska’s largest locally owned bank
during its annual organizational meeting on May 1, 2013. Lawer retains
her board position as Vice Chair, a position she has held since 1992.
D.H. Cuddy retains his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Lawer joined the bank in 1974. During her 39-year career with the
bank, she has worked in all areas of the bank, including Commercial
Lending, Investor Loan Production, Bank Operations, Electronic Data
Processing, Marketing and Loan Documentation.
In service to her community, Lawer serves as a member of the
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Board of Directors, the University
of Alaska Foundation Board of Trustees, the Smithsonian National Board
and the President’s Community Panel of the Alyeska Pipeline Service
Company. She also serves as Director Emeritus of the Providence Health
Care Foundation.
Lawer, born and raised in Anchorage, earned her B.A. in Economics
from Duke University. She was named U.S. Banker 25 Women to Watch in
2003 and Top 25 Most Powerful People in Alaska, 1999 – 2003. She
received the ATHENA Award in 2001, the Soroptimist International Women
Helping Women Award in 1998, and an Alaska State Legislature
Commendation in 1997 and 2007.
Alaskan-owned and operated since 1922, First National proudly
meets the financial needs of Alaskans with ATMs and 30 branches in 18
communities throughout the state. Forbes named the bank one of the
nation's Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in 2012 and 2013. Visit FNBAlaska.com
for more information about Alaska's largest locally-owned bank and
access to efficient and secure online banking services.
Contacts:
First National Bank Alaska
Cheri Gillian,
907-777-3409
Source: First National Bank Alaska
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