ATLANTA, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) today announced the results of the 2022 director election. The bank conducted an election to fill the directorships for members for Florida, Georgia and Maryland, as well as an independent directorship representing members from across the FHLBank Atlanta footprint. All directors-elect will begin a four-year term beginning January 1, 2023.
Eduardo “Eddy” Arriola was re-elected as the member director for the state of Florida, Richard “Rick” Whaley was re-elected as the member director for Georgia, Kim C. Liddell was re-elected as the member director representing the state of Maryland, and Kathleen C. McKinney was re-elected as the Independent director elected.
“We are pleased to have Directors Arriola and Liddell return to the Bank’s Board of Directors, and I am grateful to the members of FHLBank Atlanta, Georgia, for trusting me with another tenure as a Director representing my home state,” said the Chairman of FHLBank Atlanta’s directors, Rick Whaley. “We are also very pleased to welcome Kathleen McKinney to the board. Ms. McKinney brings a wealth of experience that will greatly benefit the bank and she continues to increase the diversity of our board,” added Whaley.
Mr. Arriola is Executive Vice President and Market Executive of SeacoastBank. He is the founder and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Bank, a community bank in Miami that was acquired by SeacoastBank in October 2022. Mr. Arriola is also currently completing his second term as a board member of the Miami Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and a former board member of the Florida Bankers Association and BankServ. Mr. Arriola was an investor and board member of Total Bank from 2002 to 2007 and before founding Apollo Bank in 2010 was involved in several entrepreneurial ventures in the technology and…
