The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) recently promoted Loughlin Cleary to executive vice president, business development, effective Feb. 1.
Cleary, who had served as vice president of member relations for ICBA’s Northeast region, will lead national initiatives to broaden member engagement with ICBA’s state-of-the-art educational programs and its extensive network of products and services tailored specifically for community bankers, according to a press release.
“Since joining ICBA in 2016, Loughlin has served a pivotal role in expanding ICBA’s membership footprint in the Northeast region,” ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in the release. “Loughlin’s industry expertise and exceptional ability to serve our members is an asset to ICBA as we continue to expand the value we bring to our members and help them achieve their business goals. We are thrilled to announce Loughlin’s promotion to lead our dedicated and talented member relations team and wish him all the best in his expanded role.”
Prior to joining ICBA, Cleary worked for a retail bank and a trust company and spent 17 years at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, where he served in various roles including sales, financial management and product development. Most recently, Loughlin served as vice president, member solutions manager.