Pub. 4 2014-2015 Issue 4

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G C O L O R A D A N S R E A L I Z E D R E A M S January • February 2015 15 Ikard will be joined by the following bankers as ABA lead- ers: ABA Chairman-Elect Dan Blanton, CEO, Georgia Bank and Trust, Augusta, Ga.; Vice Chairman Dorothy Savarese, chairman, president and CEO, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Orleans, Mass; and Treasurer Billy Beale, president and CEO, Union First Market Bank, Richmond, Va. “I am honored to serve as ABA chairman and relish the opportunity to be a steward for the industry,” Ikard said recently about his new position. “While I respect banking’s history and traditions, I look forward to helping focus the vision of the industry’s future.” He added, “I am confident that if we stay true to our principles and our heritage - if we work together, embrace the art of the possible and keep our customers first - we will continue to succeed,” he added. Ikard has served on the board of directors since 2008 and as an officer since 2012. In addition to his time on the board, he is active on the American Bankers Council, ABA’s Compensation Committee, and the Financial Education and Advocacy Initiative, Inc. Congratulations, John!  Photography by Joe Hodgson