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William A. Gwaltney, Jr. and John O. Wynne, Jr. Join the TowneBank Corporate Board of Directors
SUFFOLK, Va., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TowneBank (Nasdaq: TOWN) is pleased to announce the appointment of William A. “Billy” Gwaltney, Jr. and John O. Wynne, Jr. to its Corporate Board of Directors. Mr. Gwaltney is President of Indika Farms Inc., a family run agribusiness enterprise that traces its roots back to the 1800’s and which specializes in farming operations and peanut buying, shelling, processing, and storage. Mr. Gwaltney was appointed in 2025 by the Governor to the Virginia D
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SUFFOLK, Va., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TowneBank (Nasdaq: TOWN) is pleased to announce the appointment of William A. "Billy" Gwaltney, Jr. and John O. Wynne, Jr. to its Corporate Board of Directors. Mr. Gwaltney is President of Indika Farms Inc., a family run agribusiness enterprise that traces its roots back to the 1800's and which specializes in farming operations and peanut buying, shelling, processing, and storage. Mr. Gwaltney was appointed in 2025 by the Governor to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. His other professional affiliations include serving on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Crop Improvement Association, the Peanut Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Isle of Wight County Farm Bureau. Mr. Gwaltney served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Farmers Bank, Windsor, Virginia, and its parent holding company, Farmers Bankshares, Inc., which TowneBank acquired in 2023. He currently serves as Chairman of TowneBank's Regional Board of Directors for Suffolk/Western Tidewater. Mr. Gwaltney is a graduate of Virginia Tech and resides in Windsor, Virginia. Mr. Wynne is the founder, former Chief Executive Officer and current Chairman of Fortis Solutions Group, a leading provider of printed packaging solutions servicing customers across the United States and Canada from 22 manufacturing locations. Prior to entering the packaging business in 2010, Mr. Wynne held various positions within the investment banking units of Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley in New York. Mr. Wynne is Chair of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and a Board member of the Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable, ivWatch and Norfolk Academy. Mr. Wynne received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business. Mr. Wynne resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. "TowneBank is honored to welcome Billy and John to our Corporate Board of Directors," said William I. "Billy" Foster III, TowneBank President and Chief Executive Officer. "Both Billy and John bring a wealth of knowledge and experience that will prove invaluable as we continue to carry out our mission." Executive Chairman G. Robert Aston, Jr. added, "From our founding, we have looked for our Board members to represent innovative leaders who help to move forward o...