FULTON, N.Y. — Fulton Savings Bank (FSB) announced it has named Pamela D. Caraccioli as its new president and CEO.
She succeeds Michael J. Pollock, who is retiring at the end of this year following a 41-year career with the bank.
Caraccioli has served as a trustee of FSB since 2015 and her deep community connections were a drawing card, the bank said.
“…While considering the leadership needed to move us forward, we focused on her deep connections to our region, and her outstanding record in cultivating relationships and collaborations with business, industry, government and nonprofit organizations throughout New York State,” Brian Caswell, chair of the FSB board of trustees, said in a release. “She has a solid understanding of our customers, and our community, as well as our position in this market.”
Caraccioli most recently served as deputy to the president for external partnerships and economic development at SUNY Oswego and led several campus health and safety initiatives during the first 20 months of the pandemic. Prior to that, she served as a faculty member in SUNY Oswego’s School of Communication, Media, and the Arts. She also previously worked as deputy director for Operation Oswego County, Inc.
“Aside from her many qualifications, Pam knows the area, the people, and the business community. She was born and raised in Oswego and her family’s business, Davis Brothers, Inc., has served the local area for 60 years,” Michael Pollock, FSB’s retiring president and CEO, said in the release.
Caraccioli holds a bachelor’s degree in law and society from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and an MPA degree from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
In addition to serving as a trustee for Fulton Savings Bank, Caraccioli is a board member with the New York State Economic Development Council and serves on the Central New York Regional Planning Board. She chairs the advisory board for the Central New York Biotech Accelerator at Upstate Medical University and serves on the advisory boards for SUNY Oswego’s School of Business, Oswego Health Foundation’s Campaign Steering Committee, and the Garrett Dunsmoor Memorial Foundation.
Celebrating its 150-year anniversary in 2021, Fulton Savings Bank is the city’s oldest, locally owned, longest-standing business, according to The Friends of History in Fulton, Inc. The bank is governed by a board of trustees comprised of local residents and businesspeople, who oversee the overall bank operations.
FSB has offices in the Fulton, Baldwinsville, Phoenix, Central Square, Brewerton, and Constantia areas with 11 ATMs throughout its service area. The bank has assets totaling more than $453 million and deposits exceeding $317 million.