Florida Banking August 2023

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THE MAGAZINE OF THE FLORIDA BANKERS ASSOCIATION

VOLUME 38

NUMBER 7

AUGUST 2023

ON THE COVER Barwick Banking Company: Preserving Hometown Hospitality CONTENTS 4 �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �Chair’s Message 6 �� �� �� �� �� ��Straight Talk from the President’s Desk 12 �� �� �� �� Government Relations: House Bill 3 to Combat Corporate Activism is Now Law 14 �� �BancServ Endorsed Partner: 5 Steps for Easing into ERM 16 �� ��FBA’s 2023 Annual Meeting 24 �� �Florida Bankers Educational Foundation (FBEF) Donors 25 �� �� �� �� �� �� FBA Staff Spotlight Payton Fewell 26 �� �� �� �� ��Personal Transactions 27 �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ��Kudos 30 �� �� �� �� �� �� ��Upcoming Events 31 �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� Did You Know? 31 �� �� �� �� �� Advertising Directory 8

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Florida Bankers Association asanchez@floridabankers.com Pamela Ricco Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Florida Bankers Association pricco@floridabankers.com Brooke Harrison Publications Director Florida Bankers Association bharrison@floridabankers.com

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Jose Cueto Chair

Derek Jones Chair-Elect

Bill Penney Immediate Past Chair

Fab Brumley Second Immediate Past Chair

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On the Cover: Barwick Banking Company Executive Vice Chairman Jim Bange and President and CEO Chad Bowling Photos by Daniese Betito, Images for Business, Orlando, Fla.

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