Banker's ascension a sign of local market's importance

Recently promoted to head of commercial banking for a $43 billion asset bank, veteran area banker Joe Chillura embraces the challenges of a post-COVID economy.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 10:00 a.m. April 21, 2022
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Mark Wemple. Joe Chillura, a former USAmeriBank executive based in Tampa, was recently promoted to senior vice president and head of commercial banking for Valley Bank.
Mark Wemple. Joe Chillura, a former USAmeriBank executive based in Tampa, was recently promoted to senior vice president and head of commercial banking for Valley Bank.
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Since the acquisition of Clearwater-based USAmeriBank in 2018, Florida, and particularly the Tampa Bay region, has become a market of critical importance for Wayne, New Jersey-based Valley Bank. So much so that Joe Chillura, the former USAmeriBank CEO based in Tampa, was recently promoted to senior vice president and head of commercial banking for the entire organization.

 

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