Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 9, 2012

Evans Bancorp, Inc. – David J. Nasca & Gary A. Kajtoch

Gary A. Kajtoch has served as Treasurer of Evans Bancorp, Inc., since April 2007 and has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the bank since February 2007. Before joining the company, he served as a Vice President in the finance division of M&T Bank. His responsibilities in his most recent positions at M&T included serving as Manager of management accounting from 2005 to 2007, Manager of the business valuation and NPV analysis group from 2004 to 2005 and as CFO of the commercial bank division from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Kajtoch serves as CFO and Senior Vice President of Evans Bank pursuant to an employment agreement with the bank.David J. Nasca has been a Director of Evans Bancorp, Inc., since September 2006. He also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and as President and CEO of the bank. He has held the position of President of the company and bank since December 2006, and CEO of the company and the bank since April 2007. Mr. Nasca served as Chief Operating Officer of LifeStage, LLC, a health care services startup company, from October 2005 to August 2006. From June 2004 to October 2005, he served as Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, of First Niagara Financial Group. Mr. Nasca held the position of Executive Vice President, Consumer Banking Group, Central New York Regional Executive of First Niagara Financial Group from June 2002 to June 2004. From October 2000 to June 2002, he held the position of President and CEO of Cayuga Bank, then a wholly owned subsidiary of First Niagara Financial Group. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and an idea of its operations at the present time?

Mr. Nasca: Evans Bank is a 92-year-old community financial services company