Lumbee Guaranty Bank CEO Kyle R. Chavis is expanding into a second leadership role after being  appointed to serve on the Bank’s Board of Directors. 

Chavis has more than 30 years of experience in banking, including 23 years at

Lumbee Guaranty Bank. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he served as Executive Vice President

and Chief Credit Officer of the Bank. His past experience includes a variety of roles with

Wachovia (now Wells Fargo) and Triangle Bank. Mr. Chavis earned a B.A. in Business

Management, with a concentration in Finance, from North Carolina State University and a

M.B.A. from UNC-Pembroke. He also completed graduate schools in banking at Louisiana State

University and through the North Carolina Bankers Association.

“Kyle will have an invaluable impact on our Board,” said Sybil Bullard, the Bank's Board of Directors Chair in a press release. “As CEO, he brings a unique perspective in representing the best interests of our shareholders and our customers.”

Chavis also serves on the Board of Directors of the N.C. Bankers Association and Community Bankers Bank, a regional correspondent bank serving customers throughout the southeast. He recently completed a three year term on the Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee of the FDIC's Advisory Committee on Community Banking. 

In the Lumberton community, Mr. Chavis has served as a Trustee of Robeson Community College since 2014 and is currently Chairman of the UNC-Pembroke Foundation Board. A past Trustee of Scotland Health Care System, he still serves on the organization's Finance Committee. He is active in his church, in Kiwanis of Robeson-Lumberton, and with various other community and civic organizations.