Richard Bolton, Jr.

“Over the past 30 years, I've had the pleasure of working with Richard, at Chart Bank, as well as Pioneer Financial Bank, and Sage Bank. My roles included working both with (Pioneer Financial), and reporting directly to (Chart and Sage Banks), Richard at these banks. Richard is a great team player. He solicited the opinions of senior staff, and encouraged their inclusion in execution of our business plan. He had a sincere interest in the staff and their families, and practiced a sense of inclusion with all staff. He was a keen supporter of the local community, and encouraged staff to join him in actively supporting many worthy non-profit and charitable organizations. Balancing his employee and community support, with his determination to meet the goals and objectives of the Board of Directors, with an eye on improving shareholder equity and return; make Richard a strong candidate to lead and improve a company during a challenging and ever-changing economic environment.”

“I was fortunate to be part of Rich's team at Sage Bank. Rich inspired his team of direct reports as well as all employees of the organization with his tireless drive to work together to achieve the strategic goals of the organization. Through Rich's leadership and vision we were able to accomplish many innovative initiatives in a short period of time. Rich has a true knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the banking business. He frequently converses with employees at all levels of the organization to ensure they have all the necessary resources to excel in their position. Rich empowered the management team to lead their teams and always encouraged us to share our ideas, concerns and successes. Rich is a community driven executive who ingrained himself into our community and became a leader within the community very quickly. Leading by example he encouraged employees to do the same. He created events and tactics that enabled employees to shop and dine locally to further support our local community. It is with great pleasure that I can recommend Richard Bolton, Jr.”