Long-time Delaware banker Mark Huntley is the new CEO of Artisans’ Bank, which is based near Wilmington. Huntley took the post on Jan. 1. He joined the bank in early September 2013.
He succeeds Stephen C. Nelson who retired on December 31. Nelson completed over 42 years of service to the bank, including the last 16 years as the Bank’s 10th president in a 152 year history that dates back to the Civil War. The bank had about $471 million in assets as of September 2013.
Huntley has more than 35 years of experience in both regional and community banking. Most recently, he was Senior Executive Vice President of Fulton Financial Corporation in Lancaster, Pa., serving as Head of Retail, Small Business and Chief Deposit Officer.
Previously, Huntley served as the Executive Vice President and Community Bank Executive, supervising the CEOs of eight community Banks in Delaware (Delaware National Bank), Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, all operating under the Fulton Financial Corporation.
Prior to those duties, he was Chairman and CEO of Delaware National Bank from 2001 to 2009.
Huntley’s banking career in Delaware began in 1992 when, as a result of the merger of Delaware Trust and Meridian Bank of Reading, Pennsylvania, he served as Consumer Area Manager for the State of Delaware and Chester, Delaware and Dauphin Counties in Pennsylvania. He was President of the Delaware Division and Area Manager through the successive mergers of Meridian with CoreStates Bank in 1998 and the CoreStates First Union merger in 1999, where he remained until joining Fulton Financial in 2001.
Nelson announced in September 2013 his plan to retire. The bank’s Board of Directors then elected Huntley Artisans’ Bank effective on January 1, 2014.
Nelson began his career with the Bank in 1971 as a management trainee and served in various positions leading to his appointment as Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and member of the Board of Directors in 1995. He was elected Artisans’ 10th President and Chief Executive Officer in July of 1997. During his tenure, Artisans’ Bank expanded its branch office network throughout the state, including Sussex County, and grew its commercial banking operations.
Nelson will continue to serve as a director of the Bank.
