COMMUNITY TRUST BANK ANNOUNCES NICHOLAS T. KING PROMOTED TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY: Mark A. Gooch, Vice Chairman, President and CEO of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., is pleased to announce that Nicholas T. King has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Senior Staff Attorney of Community Trust Bank, Inc.

Mr. King’s responsibilities include providing legal counsel to all business areas of Community Trust Bank; managing the Bank’s Customer Complaint system; performing contract review and negotiation; assisting in the management of the Bank’s Risk cases; providing support to the Bank’s collection efforts; and assisting the Bank’s branches and internal operations with any legal-related issue. He currently serves in a supervisory role within the Bank’s Legal Department. His office is located at the main office of Community Trust Bank in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Mr. King has worked at Community Trust Bank for 11 years. Prior to joining Community Trust, he served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward B. Atkins, United States Magistrate Judge (2011 – 2012). He graduated from Pikeville High School in Pikeville, Kentucky. He earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Communications from the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.

Mr. King is a member of the Planning Committee for the Annual Conference on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions presented by the University of Kentucky College of Law Continuing Legal Education Office. He volunteers as an assistant football coach for the Pikeville High School Panthers (2019, 2021, and 2022 Class A State Champions) and is a member of Cornerstone Christian Church in Pikeville, Kentucky. He resides with his wife Samantha and son Oliver in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., with assets of $5.5 billion, is headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky and has 70 banking locations across eastern, northeastern, central, and south central Kentucky, six banking locations in southern West Virginia, three banking locations in Tennessee, four trust offices across Kentucky, and one trust office in Tennessee.

The Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is located at 178 College Street in Pikeville and serves more than 500 businesses in eight Eastern Kentucky Counties: Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, and Pike. The Chamber’s mission is to serve the businesses of Southeastern Kentucky through a commitment to networking, advocacy, education, and collaboration as we partner together to enhance the business climate in our region.

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