Community Financial System: Chief Banking Officer Jeffrey Levy to retire December 31, 2025
Community Financial System said Jeffrey M. Levy, Senior Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of its subsidiary Community Bank, N.A., will retire effective December 31, 2025. The company named Matthew Durkee, the bank's President, Commercial Banking, as his successor, effective January 1, 2026. The filing is an executive succession notice with no financial figures disclosed.
Key points
- Jeffrey M. Levy notified the company of his retirement on July 21, 2025, effective December 31, 2025
- Levy has been SVP and Chief Banking Officer of Community Bank, N.A. since January 1, 2024
- Matthew Durkee, the bank's President, Commercial Banking, will succeed Levy on January 1, 2026
- Durkee joined the bank in January 2022 as President of the New England Region
The filing
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