Pathfinder Bank

Pathfinder Bank has appointed ROBERT BUTKOWSKI first VP of branch administration. He first joined Pathfinder Bank in 2010 when he was hired as branch manager of its Cicero branch. He was later promoted to VP of branch administration. A graduate of SUNY Cortland with a bachelor’s degree in economics and management science, Butkowski is also experienced in developing investment and commercial business.

WALTER F. RUSNAK has been named first VP – finance and accounting. Rusnak was previously an advisory board member and founding principal of Ovitz Corporation, a startup medical device company. Before joining Ovitz, he held several roles in publically traded banks and regional credit unions across the country. From 1996 to 2002, he held numerous positions at Superior Bank, FSB in Illinois. In 2002 to 2003, Rusnak served as senior VP of finance at Aurora Loan Services, Inc. in Aurora, Colorado. He later served as senior VP and director of finance and administration, as well as chief financial officer, for ESL Federal Credit Union in Rochester from 2004 to 2013. Resnak’s additional experience includes serving as senior VP and CFO at Johnstown Savings Bank, VP and chief financial officer at Empire National Securities Inc., assistant VP at Corporate Financial Group, and senior staff accountant at KPMG. He is a CPA and received his MBA in finance from SUNY Buffalo with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Canisius College.