Gouverneur Bancorp in Gouverneur, N.Y., will soon have a new CEO.
The $196.7 million-asset company said in a press release that Stephen Jefferies will also become president on Sept. 2.
Jefferies, who was president and CEO of Community Bank & Trust in LaGrange, Ga., will succeed Charles Van Vleet Jr., who is retiring. Van Vleet, who is interim president and CEO, will remain at the company until the end of this year.
Jefferies “brings nearly 40 years of experience in the banking industry, and a proven track record of financial leadership, and we are excited to welcome him,” Clara Cummings, the company’s chair, said in the release.