2024 Profiles FINANCIAL SERVICES |
Peoples Bank |
Location :
138 Putnam St . Marietta , OH 45750
Contact Information :
( 800 ) 374.6123 peoplesbancorp . com
Staff :
Katie Bailey
Peoples Bank Executive Vice President , Chief Financial Officer
Deborah Rhoades
Peoples Bank Senior Vice President , Head of Trust and Investment Services
Ashley Brown
Peoples Bank Senior Vice President , Regional Manager
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Katie Bailey Peoples Bank Executive Vice President , Chief Financial Officer Joined Peoples Bank in 2011 Pleasants County , WV Resident |
Katie Bailey has been with Peoples Bank since 2011 , becoming the chief financial officer ( CFO ) in 2020 . She earned her bachelor ’ s degree in accounting from Marietta College and her Master of Accounting from The Ohio State University . Bailey became the CFO of Peoples Bank before she turned 40 and earned recognition as a Generation Next : 40 Under 40 , in 2022 by The State Journal .
Bailey ’ s favorite parts of living in West
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Virginia are the peaceful evenings spent on her porch on the outskirts of town , about 45 minutes from Parkersburg . She expresses her gratitude for the scenic , traffic-free drives along the Ohio River that take her to and from the office .
One of the greatest influences on Bailey ’ s success has been her time spent as an athlete . She played sports throughout college , to which she credits her essential aspects of time management , teamwork and mental toughness . Of those three aspects , mental toughness has played the biggest role in her professional life — when the going gets tough , the tough get going . Bailey ’ s main take away from being a collegiate athlete is to not get too down when things aren ’ t going her way but instead work to change the outcome .
Collegiate basketball may have taught her mental toughness , but her career has granted her a new skill set . Bailey shares that keeping it simple and remaining clear are important qualities of an executive . There is no need to over-complicate things . Instead , ask questions to better understand the situation and articulate it in a way all can understand . She says that a quote by Stephen Covey explains it best : “ Listen with the intent to understand , not the intent to reply .”
Deborah Rhoades Peoples Bank Senior Vice President , Head of Trust and Investment Services Joined Peoples Bank in 2003 Wood County , WV Resident
Deborah Rhoades serves as the senior vice president and head of trust and investment services at Peoples Bank . She has been with the bank since 2003 and has held her current position since 2014 . Rhoades holds various securities and insurance licenses as well as being a certified trust and fiduciary advisor , and she is a proud graduate of West Virginia University ( WVU ).
Her time at WVU gave her a glimpse of life as a resident of the Mountain State .
“ After graduating from WVU , it was an easy decision to look for a job in West Virginia ,” she says . “ I am still pleased with that decision . This has been a great place to raise a family while building a successful career .”
Rhoades shares that in her 21 years with the bank , the most enjoyable part has been seeing the difference associates
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