“NYBA will benefit enormously from Tom’s service on our board. Our industry is changing rapidly and it is important for us to have the type of expertise and experience that Tom has to help guide us toward the future,” Michael P. Smith, president and CEO of the NYBA, said in a news release.
Ganey graduated with a degree in accounting from Cayuga County Community College, and graduated from the School of Bank Administration at the University of Wisconsin and the National School of Banking at Fairfield University. He also serves on the board of Matthew House, a not-for-profit provider of hospice services for the terminally ill.
Savannah Bank, N.A. is a privately held commercial bank serving Cayuga, Seneca, and Wayne counties. Its main office is in Savannah, with other branches located in Fair Haven, Auburn, Port Byron, and Waterloo. Savannah Bank had total assets of $126 million and 45 full-time equivalent employees as of Sept. 30, 2012, according to FDIC data.
The NYBA is more than 100 years old and is comprised of the commercial banks and thrift institutions that engage in the banking business in New York State. Its members have aggregate assets in excess of $10 trillion and more than 200,000 New York employees.
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