Ayres named Sunburst President and CEO.GRENADA, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 29, 1994--The Board of Directors of Sunburst Bank, Mississippi, (NASDAQ/NMS:GSSC) has announced that Don W. Ayres, currently Senior 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. of Sunburst Bank, will on January 1, 1995, assume the title and responsibilities of President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunburst Bank. Ayres, a native of Pampa, Texas, began his banking career in Houston, Texas, in 1971. He joined Sunburst Bank in Baton Rouge, Louisiana For the Canadian restaurant, see . Baton Rouge (from the French bâton rouge), pronounced /ˈbætn ˈɹuːʒ/ in English, and , in 1991 as Executive Vice President. In April 1992, Ayres transferred to the Bank's Corporate Headquarters in Grenada, where he had directed the Bank's efforts in statewide banking, mergers, acquisitions, marketing, training, sales, service quality, and consumer credit. Active in civic and professional organizations, Ayres is a member of the Grenada Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, and the First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church is a common name for the first United Methodist church established in a particular locality. Many First United Methodist Churches exist around the world. Administrative Board. He served as a Metropolitan Councilman for Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish and as a Greater Baton Rouge Port Commissioner. He also served on the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Credit Bureau Board of Directors, the Episcopal High School Episcopal High School is a common name for high schools affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, including:
Ayres is a graduate of Pampa High School in Pampa, Texas, and Texas A & M University with a degree in Finance. He has continued his education at the University of Texas in Austin with a masters degree in Finance, the 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. , and the Graduate School of Commercial Lending at the University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. . Ayres received an Honorable Discharge -- First Lieutenant, from the United States Army in 1971. He and his wife, Harriet, are the parents of two children, Chad and Leslie, and are members of the First United Methodist Church. CONTACT: Sunburst Bank, Grenada William H. Andrews, Jr., 601/227-2005 |
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