The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announces the redesignation of Gregory A. Haile, chief executive officer of Upwardly Global and former president, Broward College, as the 2026 chair of its board of directors and James O. Etheredge, former chief executive officer of Accenture North America, as the 2026 deputy chair. Both are Class C directors, designated by the Board of Governors. Etheredge was reappointed by the Board of Governors to a three-year term ending December 31, 2028.

Cynthia N. Day was reelected by Group 3 member banks to a three-year term as a Class A director ending December 31, 2028. Day is president and chief executive officer of Citizens Trust Bank in Atlanta. Also, Nicole B. Thomas was reelected by Group 1 member banks to a three-year term as a Class B director ending December 31, 2028. Thomas is president of Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida.

The remaining Atlanta Fed directors are:• Michael E. Longo, former president and chief executive officer of Hibbett Inc. in Birmingham,

Alabama (Class B, term expires December 31, 2026),

• Rajinder P. Singh, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of BankUnited Inc. in Miami Lakes, Florida (Class A, term expires December 31, 2026),

• William Y. Carroll Jr., president and chief executive officer of SmartBank in Knoxville, Tennessee (Class A, term expires December 31, 2027), and

• G. Janelle Frost, president and chief executive officer of AMERISAFE Inc. in DeRidder, Louisiana (Class B, term expires December 31, 2027), and

• Ana M. Menendez, chief financial officer and treasurer of Watsco Inc. in Miami, Florida (Class C, term expires December 31, 2027).

The Atlanta board of directors has appointed Duane A. Dewey to serve on the Sixth District Federal

Advisory Council for a one-year term ending December 31, 2026. Dewey is president and chief executive

officer of Trustmark Corporation and Trustmark Bank in Jackson, Mississippi. He is a graduate of

Louisiana State University.

Each of the nation’s 12 Federal Reserve Banks has a nine-member board of directors. Three Class A

directors are bankers and elected by national and state-chartered banks that are members of the Federal

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Reserve System. Three Class B directors are also elected by these banks but represent commerce,

industry, agriculture, labor, and consumers. Three Class C directors represent the same broad array of

public interests but are appointed by the Board of Governors in Washington, DC. The Reserve Bank’s

chair and deputy chair must be Class C directors.

The board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta oversees the management of the bank’s

operations and recommends changes in the discount rate. Board members also contribute to the

formulation of US monetary policy through the economic information they provide the bank’s president.