Florida Banking December 2025/January 2026

L to R: CEO & EVP David Key; SVP/Community Association Banking Director Larry Jones; SVP/Human Resources Director Joanne Brookins; VP/BSA Officer David Kimble; EVP/Chief Risk Officer Theresa Moss; President & Senior Lending Officer Anthony DiTinno; SVP/Loan Operations Director Melanie Wetzel; EVP/Chief Administrative Officer Amy Perdek; SVP/Deposit Operations Director Helen Asp; EVP & CFO Ken Bailey; Network Administrator Brennen Kirkpatrick; EVP & Chief Banking Officer Nick Patel; and Board Chair Paul Wikle.

Anthony DiTinno was a founding employee of USAmeriBank from 2006 to 2012. He joined Bay Cities Bank in 2012 where he was the Vice President, Commercial Lending and opened and managed a Loan Production Office in North Pinellas County. After Bay Cities Bank was sold in 2016, DiTinno joined Northstar Bank as a Vice President, Commercial Lending until the bank was sold to Seacoast Bank. DiTinno is an alumnus of Leadership of Pinellas and Leadership Tampa Bay. He is a member of the Countryside Little League Board and serves as Co-Chair with his wife, Melanie DiTinno, of “The Challenge” with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. DiTinno earned his bachelor of science degree in business management from the University of Central Florida. He is a graduate of the Florida School of Banking and Stonier Graduate School of Banking. David Key has resided in the Tampa Bay community for over 40 years. He has an extensive banking background and over 15 years of experience in other industries in C-suite roles. Key was President & CEO and a board member of Patriot Bank from 2009 until its sale in 2017. He held Regional and Market President positions with successor banks, including National Bank of Commerce, CenterState and SouthState, before joining Flagship Bank in April 2024. Key has been a board member of the Pasco Education Foundation for 20 years and has served the organization in many capacities, including a two-year term as Chairman. He has also been involved with the Florida Bankers Association and has served on the association’s Government Relations Council. Key has served on two Pasco County Board of County Commission appointed task force initiatives for Jobs and Economic Opportunities and Mobility Fees. Anthony DiTinno , President and Senior Lending Officer, United States Marine Corps, 1995-2001 David B. Key , Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, West Florida Bank Corporation Paul Wikle, CCIM, is a former Director of Jefferson Bank, Whitney National Bank and Madison Bank. He has been in the commercial real estate business since 1985 and is President of Wikle Real Estate Services and Wollinka-Wikle Title Insurance Agency, Inc. Wikle serves as a board member on the Pinellas County Land Planning Agency and is a member of the Tarpon Springs Elks Lodge. He has served as a Director for the Florida Gulf Coast Commercial Association of Realtors; as President of the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Tarpon Springs Jaycees, and as Chairman of the Pinellas Realtor Organization and the Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital Foundation Board (AdventHealth North Pinellas). Wikle received his bachelor’s degree in real estate from Florida State University and is a native of Palm Harbor. Paul Wikle , Chairman of the Board, Flagship Bank & West Florida Bank Corporation

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