Five Star Bank Names Craig Burton Senior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Executive
December 07 2016 - 9:00AM
Five Star Bank (“Five Star” or the “Bank”), subsidiary of Financial
Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI), today announced the hiring of
Craig Burton as Senior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate
Executive. In this role, Mr. Burton will establish and manage the
Bank’s commercial real estate business across Upstate New York,
which will include, among other things, construction, permanent
debt financing, historic tax credit equity and affordable housing
finance platforms.
Mr. Burton is a respected and seasoned banker
with more than 30 years of commercial mortgage and real estate
experience. He most recently served as Senior Vice President and
Team Leader of Commercial Real Estate Banking for First Niagara
Bank where he was responsible for managing an Upstate New York
commercial real estate group encompassing the Albany, Rochester,
Syracuse, Ithaca and Binghamton metro areas.
“We recently evolved the structure of our
commercial lines of business to create a specialization in
commercial real estate,” said Martin K. Birmingham, President and
Chief Executive Officer. “This will allow our commercial bankers to
focus their efforts on specific borrowing opportunities, resulting
in strong relationships and specialized expertise that can be
applied to meet customer needs. Craig’s knowledge and experience in
commercial real estate across Upstate New York − from Buffalo to
Albany – position him well to successfully lead our commercial real
estate platform. We are very pleased to welcome him to Five Star
Bank.”
Craig Burton stated, "I look forward to working
with Marty and the entire team at Five Star Bank to organically
grow the Bank’s commercial real estate loan portfolio. This is an
energized organization focused on community and personal service
with dedicated local leadership, and I am pleased to participate in
the next chapter of its success.”
Mr. Burton serves on the Boards of St. Ann’s of
Greater Rochester, Inc. and the Rochester Downtown Development
Corporation. He and his wife live in Pittsford, NY, and they have
three adult children.
About Five Star BankFive Star
Bank provides a wide range of consumer and commercial banking
services to individuals, municipalities, and businesses through a
network of more than 50 offices and 60 ATMs throughout Western and
Central New York State. More information on Five Star Bank is
available through the company’s website at www.five-starbank.com,
on Twitter, and on Facebook.
Five Star Bank is a subsidiary of Financial
Institutions, Inc. (“FII”), a publicly-traded company. FII provides
diversified financial services through its subsidiaries Five Star
Bank, Scott Danahy Naylon and Courier Capital. FII and its
subsidiaries employ approximately 700 individuals. The company’s
stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol
FISI. Additional information is available on the company’s website:
www.fiiwarsaw.com.
Contact:
Shelly J. Doran
(585) 627-1362 or sjdoran@five-starbank.com
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