JEFFREY L. DAVIS - Corporate Board Profile

COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2018-03-29	Mr. Davis serves as a member of the Company’s Audit and Compliance Committee, Risk Committee, and Governance Committee. He has over 20 years of experience in the banking industry having served as a member of the Board of Directors of Merchants and Merchants Bank since 1993. He served as Chairman of Merchants’ Board of Directors from February 2015 through May 2017. Over the course of his tenure on Merchants’ Board of Directors, he has participated on its Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees. He is President of J.L. Davis, Inc., a construction and development firm, the former President of The Champlain Valley Exposition, and President of Taft Corners Associates, a development firm, and has extensive experience with the New England business environment. He is also a trustee emeritus of the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, and a former president of the Vermont Special Olympics. Mr. Davis provides the Board with business and management experience, public company governance and strategic planning experience developed through his tenure on the Board of Directors of Merchants, credit knowledge, crisis and risk management experience, and an understanding of the economics of the New England region.
2019-04-01	Mr. Davis serves as a member of the Company’s Audit and Compliance Committee, Risk Committee, and Governance Committee. He has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry having served as a member of the Board of Directors of Merchants and Merchants Bank since 1993. He served as Chairman of Merchants’ Board of Directors from February 2015 through May 2017. Over the course of his tenure on Merchants’ Board of Directors, he has participated on its Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees. He is President of J.L. Davis, Inc., a construction and development firm, the former President of The Champlain Valley Exposition, and President of Taft Corners Associates, a development firm, and has extensive experience with the New England business environment. He is also a trustee emeritus of the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, and a former president of the Vermont Special Olympics. Mr. Davis provides the Board with business and management experience, public company governance, and strategic planning experience developed through his tenure on the Board of Directors of Merchants, credit knowledge, crisis and risk management experience, and an understanding of the economics of the New England region.
2020-04-01	Jeffrey L. Davis serves as Chair of the Governance Committee and as a member of the Company’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Risk Committee. He has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry having served as a member of the Board of Directors of Merchants and Merchants Bank since 1993. He served as Chairman of Merchants’ Board of Directors from February 2015 through May 2017. Over the course of his tenure on Merchants’ Board of Directors, he has participated on its Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees. He is President of J.L. Davis, Inc., a construction and development firm, the former President of The Champlain Valley Exposition, and President of Taft Corners Associates, a development firm, and has extensive experience with the New England business environment. He is also a trustee emeritus of the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, and a former president of the Vermont Special Olympics. Mr. Davis provides the Board with business and management experience, public company governance, and strategic planning experience developed through his tenure on the Board of Directors of Merchants, credit knowledge, crisis and risk management experience, and an understanding of the economics of the New England region.
2021-03-25	Jeffrey L. Davis is President of J.L. Davis, Inc., a construction and development firm, located in Burlington, Vermont, specializing in permitting and project management services. Mr. Davis has also served as the President of Taft Corners Associates, a development firm, specializing in ownership and leasing of commercial, retail, and office space, and has extensive experience with the New England business environment. Mr. Davis is the former President of the Champlain Valley Exposition, a not-for-profit organization serving the Vermont region by promoting agriculture, education, arts and culture, commerce and entertainment activities. He is also a trustee emeritus of the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, and a former president of the Vermont Special Olympics. He has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry having served as a member of the Board of Directors of Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (“Merchants”) and Merchants Bank from 1993 through May 2017. He served as Chairman of Merchants’ Board of Directors from February 2015 through May 2017. Mr. Davis also served on Merchants Bank’s Loan Committee and chaired it for 15 years. Over the course of his tenure on Merchants’ Board of Directors, he has participated on its Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees. Mr. Davis provides the Board with business and management experience, public company governance, and strategic planning experience developed through his tenure on public company boards of directors, and has credit knowledge, crisis and risk management experience, and an understanding of the economics of the New England region.
2022-03-28	Jeffrey L. Davis is President of J.L. Davis, Inc., a construction and development firm, located in Burlington, Vermont, specializing in permitting and project management services. Mr. Davis has also served as the President of Taft Corners Associates, a development firm, specializing in ownership and leasing of commercial, retail, and office space, and has extensive experience with the New England business environment. Mr. Davis is the former President of the Champlain Valley Exposition, a not-for-profit organization serving the Vermont region by promoting agriculture, education, arts and culture, commerce and entertainment activities. He is also a trustee emeritus of the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, and a former president of the Vermont Special Olympics. He has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry having served as a member of the Board of Directors of Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (“Merchants”) and Merchants Bank from 1993 through May 2017. He served as Chairman of Merchants’ Board of Directors from February 2015 through May 2017. Mr. Davis also served on Merchants Bank’s Loan Committee and chaired it for 15 years. Over the course of his tenure on Merchants’ Board of Directors, he participated on its Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees. Mr. Davis provides the Board with business and management experience, public company governance, and strategic planning experience developed through his tenure on public company boards of directors, and has credit knowledge, crisis and risk management experience, and an understanding of the economics of the New England region.