Eagle Bancorp, Inc. Announces New Executive Leadership Roles
June 16, 2020 at 06:00 am EDT
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EagleBank announced the appointment of Sam Pepper as Chief Operating Officer and Jeff Curry as Chief Risk Officer effective June 15, 2020. These new roles will join the bank’s senior leadership team in strengthening the overall operational and strategic management of the bank, and will report directly to the CEO. As Chief Operating Officer, Sam Pepper will manage all operations of the Bank, providing leadership to ensure proper controls, administrative and reporting procedures are in place to effectively grow and maintain operating efficiencies and profitability. Prior to joining EagleBank, Pepper was President and CEO of UFS Bancorp & Unibank for Savings, and served as a board member for the Holding Company and Bank. He also served as EVP/Commercial Banking President for Equity Bank in Wichita, Kansas. As Chief Risk Officer, Jeff Curry will be responsible for the risk management operations of the company to include risk identification, mitigation and compliance. He will oversee the management and evaluation of the Bank’s risks internally and externally, and will deliver these assessments to the leadership team. Prior to joining EagleBank, Curry was Managing Director for the Risk and Finance Advisory Practice in Deloitte’s Banking and Capital Markets Group, where he focused on the development of ERM and risk-category-specific governance structures and management frameworks. He also served as Managing Director at FTI Consulting.
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company for EagleBank (the Bank). The Bank is a chartered commercial bank. The Company, through the Bank, conducts a full-service community banking business in Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and Washington, D.C. The primary financial services offered by the Bank include real estate, commercial and consumer lending, as well as traditional deposit and repurchase agreement products. The Bank offers a range of commercial banking services to its business and professional clients, as well as consumer banking services to individuals living and/or working primarily in the Bankâs market area. The Bankâs loan portfolio consists of traditional business and real estate secured loans. It operates 13 branch offices: six in Suburban Maryland, four located in the District of Columbia, and three in Northern Virginia. It also has four lending centers and utilizes various digital capabilities, including remote deposit services and mobile banking services.