Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 16, 2004

JEAN HALE – COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC (CTBI) (CTBI)

JEAN R. HALE is Vice Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. She is also a Director of Community Trust Bank, N.A. and a Director of Trust Company of Kentucky. Prior to joining Community Trust, Ms. Hale was Executive Vice President and Senior Lender of Pikeville National Bank and Trust Company, Vice President and Asst. Secretary of Pikeville National Corporation, Senior Vice President, Commercial lending, Compliance Officer and CRA Officer of Pikeville National Corporation. She also held various positions within the organization including Asst. Vice President working in and supervising areas of consumer lending, including direct and indirect consumer loans, credit cards, and credit and insurance departments and Compliance Officer. Prior to that Ms. Hale was a Mathematics Teacher for the Floyd County Board of Education. She has a BS degree in Business from Pikeville College and Stonier Graduate School of Banking, Rutgers University. She is Chairman of the Board of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. Profile
TWST: Please begin with a brief historical sketch of Community Trust

Bancorp and a picture of the things you're doing at the present time.

Ms. Hale: Community Trust Bancorp is a $2.4 billion