ITHACA, N.Y. — Stephen S. Romaine, president and CEO of Tompkins Financial Corp., (NYSE: TMP) was recently elected to chair the New York Bankers Association (NYBA) for the 2016 one-year term.
“The members of the New York Bankers Association have elected a strong, experienced leader in Steve Romaine. We look forward to a busy and productive year with Steve as Chairman,” Michael P. Smith, president and CEO of New York Bankers Association, said in a news release.
Romaine has been president and CEO of Tompkins Financial since January 2007. Ithaca–based Tompkins Financial is a financial-services firm with $5.5 billion in assets serving the Central, Western, and Hudson Valley regions of New York, and Southeastern Pennsylvania. It is the parent of Tompkins Trust Company, Tompkins Bank of Castile, Tompkins Mahopac Bank, Tompkins VIST Bank, Tompkins Insurance Agencies, and Tompkins Financial Advisors.
NYBA is comprised of more than 150 community, regional, and money center commercial banks and thrift institutions operating in New York state. NYBA members have aggregate assets exceeding $10 trillion and employ more than 200,000 New Yorkers.
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