Executive Officers / Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Left to Right: Arthur H. Keeney III, J. Bryant Kittrell III, B. Martelle Marshall, John F. Hughes, Jr., Michael D. Weeks, R. S. Spencer, Jr., George Thomas Davis, Jr., A. Dwight Utz, Gregory C. Gibbs, Joseph T. Lamb, Jr.

  • R. S. Spencer, Jr.
    Chairman of the Board
    President
    R. S. Spencer, Inc.
    (retail merchant)
    Engelhard, North Carolina
  • George Thomas Davis, Jr.
    Vice Chairman of the Board
    Attorney at Law
    Davis & Davis
    Swan Quarter, North Carolina
  • B. Martelle Marshall
    President and Co-owner
    Martelle's Feed House Restaurant
    Engelhard, North Carolina
  • Gregory C. Gibbs
    General Manager
    Gibbs Store LLC
    (retail hardware)
    Engelhard, North Carolina
  • John F. Hughes, Jr.
    Retired Executive Director
    Albemarle Pamlico Economic
    Development Corporation
    Manteo, North Carolina
  • J. Bryant Kittrell III
    President and Owner
    Kittrell & Associates, Inc.
    (commercial/industrial real estate development and sales)
    Greenville, North Carolina
  • Joseph T. Lamb, Jr.
    Owner
    Joe Lamb, Jr. & Associates, Inc.
    (real estate sales and rentals)
    Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
  • A. Dwight Utz
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    ECB Bancorp, Inc.
    The East Carolina Bank
    Engelhard, North Carolina
  • Michael D. Weeks
    Michael Weeks Agency
    (business, marketing and internet consultant)
    Washington, North Carolina

Corporate Officers

  • A. Dwight Utz
    President and
    Chief Executive Officer
  • James J. Burson
    Executive Vice President
    Chief Revenue Officer
  • Thomas M. Crowder
    Executive Vice President
    Chief Financial Officer
  • T. Olin Davis
    Executive Vice President
    Chief Credit Officer
  • J. Dorson White, Jr.
    Executive Vice President
    Chief Operating Officer
  • B. Martelle Marshall
    Corporate Secretary

Strategic Thinking Group/Executive Management

  • A. Dwight Utz
    President and
    Chief Executive Officer
  • James J. Burson
    Executive Vice President
    Chief Revenue Officer
  • Thomas M. Crowder
    Executive Vice President
    Chief Financial Officer
  • J. Dorson White, Jr.
    Executive Vice President
    Chief Operating Officer
  • T. Olin Davis
    Executive Vice President
    Chief Credit Officer
  • Thomas B. Heggie III
    Senior Vice President
    Chief Risk Officer
  • Lorie Y. Runion
    Senior Vice President
    Chief Administrative Officer

(All above are policy-making officers.)

Senior Management

  • Gary M. Adams
    Senior Vice President
    Director of Financial Reporting
  • Edwin J. "Jerry" Brett
    Senior Vice President
    Region Executive
  • Richard N. "Skipper" Hines, III
    Senior Vice President
    Customer Experience
  • Phillip O. Holloman
    Senior Vice President
    Region Executive
  • C. Ryan Horne
    Vice President
    Wealth Management
  • Pamm G. Jones
    Senior Vice President
    Mortgage Services
  • Mimi W. van Nortwick
    Senior Vice President
    Treasury Services
  • William S. Sampson
    Vice President
    Chief Information Officer
  • Arthur R. "Buck" Spruill III
    Senior Vice President
    Agricultural Loans