Nevada Bankers Association elects officers, directors for 2013-2014

By CHRIS SIEROTY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

July 15, 2013 - 12:18 pm

The Nevada Bankers Association has elected its new officers and board of directors for 2013-2014, the Las Vegas-based trade group said Monday.

Raymond Specht, vice chairman of Toyota Financial Savings Bank in Henderson, was elected chairman. He succeeds Stanley Wilmoth, president and CEO of Heritage Bank of Nevada in Reno.

Terry Shirey, executive vice president and CFO of Nevada State Bank, was named chairman-elect; Sean French, Wells Fargo Community Banking president for Northern Nevada in Reno, vice chairman; and Bruce Hendricks, CEO of Bank of Nevada, was re-elected as treasurer.

The NBA’s directors are Gordon Wadsworth, president and CEO of Nevada Bank and Trust in Caliente; Arvind Menon, president and CEO of Meadows Bank; John Sullivan, president and CEO of First Security Bank of Nevada; and James York, president and CEO of Valley Bank of Nevada.

Contact reporter Chris Sieroty at csieroty@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Follow @sierotyfeatures on Twitter.

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