AREA Bancshares Corporation Names Glasgow Banker as Chief Loan Administrator.Business Editors OWENSBORO, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2001 AREA Bancshares Corporation (Nasdaq:AREA) (www.areabancshares.com), Kentucky's largest bank holding company, today announced the promotion of veteran banker William W. James to James To Kun Sun (Traditional Chinese: 涂謹申, born 11 March, 1963) is member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong since 1991 except between 1997 and 1998. To is also a member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council. senior vice president and chief loan administrator of AREA Bancshares. James, who has been AREA Bank's market president in Glasgow since 1986, will be succeeded in that position by Tommy K. Ross, AREA Bank-Glasgow's executive vice president and chief lending officer. John Ray, AREA Bancshares executive vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , said James brings 28 years of banking experience to his new post as the holding company's chief loan administrator. Prior to joining AREA, James served with banks in Mt. Vernon and Elizabethtown. He has been a banker in Glasgow since 1983. "AREA Bank is a community-focused bank in every market," Ray said, "and Bill James' great strength for us is his extensive experience as a successful community banker." James holds a chemical engineering degree from the University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] and was a chemical engineer with Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is a global pharmaceutical company and one of the world's largest corporations. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. for five years before entering the banking industry. He is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. . James is a past president of the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as chairman of the Glasgow/Barren County Industrial Development and Economic Authority. Ross, who joined AREA Bank in Glasgow in October 1997, previously held senior banking positions in Scottsville, Edmonton, Tompkinsville and Bowling Green Bowling Green. 1 City (1990 pop. 40,641), seat of Warren co., S Ky., on the Barren River; inc. 1812. It is a shipping and marketing center for an area producing tobacco, corn, livestock, and dairy items. . As chief lending officer in Glasgow, he has managed a $125 million loan portfolio. Ross is a graduate of Lindsey Wilson College Lindsey Wilson College is a private four-year college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The 45 acre (182,000 m²) campus is located in Columbia, Kentucky. The college was founded in 1903 as a training school for Vanderbilt University, which at that time was also , the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University, the Kentucky School of Banking and the ABA Commercial Lending School. He is a member of the Barren County Board of Education and the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce. "In addition to his vast experience in banking," James said of Ross, "Tommy's involvement in community activities positions him for the unique role of being president of the Glasgow market of AREA Bank. His commitment to providing quality customer service mirrors the philosophy AREA Bank exhibits in the communities served by the bank." AREA Bancshares operates AREA Banks (www.abcbank.com) throughout the state in 39 cities with 72 banking centers and 96 automatic teller machines. Through its subsidiaries, including Vine Street
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