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Charles J . “ Chad ” Mildren
Executive Vice President & Chief Consumer Banking Officer , United Bank
CATHY BONNSTETTER
Photo by United Bank .
CHAD MILDREN , executive vice president and chief consumer banking officer for United Bank , spent his summers from second grade onward in the Parkersburg Country Club Pro Shop washing golf clubs and caddying . Mildren developed a love of the game and a passion for helping people . The inside of a bank was as familiar as a golf green .
“ I come from a long line of bankers ,” he says . “ I often spent Saturdays at the bank with my dad , watching and learning .”
Mildren ’ s father , William Mildren Jr ., and grandfather , William Mildren Sr ., were both bank presidents at the former
Commercial Bank in Parkersburg .
“ I was inspired by my father and grandfather , who instilled values in me much like those we hold true at United — integrity , hard work , teamwork and caring ,” Mildren says . “ I admired their long careers and have been motivated to lead as they modeled .”
A Vienna , WV , native and University of Kentucky graduate , Mildren spent his summers as a bank teller . His internship at Jackson State Bank & Trust in Jackson Hole , WY , cemented his commitment to banking . However , it was not the bank
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