Large regional bank names new leader for area market

FORT MYERS — Veteran Southwest Florida banking executive Jeff Fusco has been named top area leader for First Citizens Bank.

Fusco comes to First Citizens from Bank OZK, where was senior vice president and market leader for the Southwest Florida, according to a statement. At Raleigh, N.C.-based First Citizens, Fusco will oversee commercial, business and retail banking in the state and serve as a leader for market development efforts for the bank’s four branch locations in Southwest Florida, the release adds.