Board Of Directors

LEADERSHIP THAT'S ON THE MONEY.

At Apex Trust Bank , strong administration is the establishment for all that we do. What's more, at the core, all things considered, is our Board of Directors Together with our senior management team, they provide the strong banking experience, proven business acumen and community leadership experience that set us apart. With their guidance we will continue to offer the products, services and technology consumers expect from larger banks, but with personalized, customer-focused service.

Board Of Directors

W. ANDREW KRUSEN, JR.

Chairman of the Board

Mr. Krusen is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Financial Group, Inc., a merchant banking organization that provides investment capital to the natural resources, communications and manufacturing and distribution sectors. He is also the managing member of Krusen-Douglas, LLC, a large landowner in the Tampa, Florida area.

Mr. Krusen serves as a director of publicly traded Alico, Inc., an agribusiness and land management company; a developer, and distributor of orthopedic implant devices. He is also a director of Raymond James Trust Company, a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc., as well as numerous privately held companies, including Beall’s Inc., Lumina Analytics, LLC and Romark Laboratories, L.C.

He is currently a director and chairman of Florida Capital Group, Inc. – a Florida bank holding company, as well asApex Trust Bank , N.A., its wholly owned subsidiary.

Mr. Krusen is a former member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and is currently a member of the World President’s Organization and the Society of International Business Fellows. He is past Chairman of Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry. Mr. Krusen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from Princeton University (1970).

J. MALCOLM JONES, JR.

Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman - Private Investor

Mr. Jones is Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Capital Group, Inc., a national banking organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. He is also a Partner and Managing Member of Sawmill Timber, LLC, which owns and manages Timberland. Additionally, Mr. Jones is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JMJ Capital Holdings, LLC, a family-owned real estate and investment business. Mr. Jones previously worked for The St. Joe Company as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Land Resources. At the time, The St. Joe Company was the largest private land owner in Florida with over 1 million acres of land. Mr. Jones serves on The Florida Board of Managers for Nemours Children’s Health System and the North Florida Council of Scouts USA. Mr. Jones holds a B.A. Degree in Economics from Wofford College.

ALEXANDER M. CRENSHAW (ANDER)

Director

Former Congressman Ander Crenshaw was elected to the U.S. Congress in 2000 and represented Florida’s Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years. During his tenure in Congress, he served on numerous committees including the House Appropriations Committee, where he chaired the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee. He also sat on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee. Congressman Crenshaw also served as a Deputy Majority Whip.

As Chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Affairs Subcommittee, Congressman Crenshaw was charged with the oversight and funding of the Department of the Treasury, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Trade Commission, and Federal Communications Commission, among others. In this role, he also led efforts to reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Originally a member of the House Armed Services, Budget, and Veterans Affairs committees, Congressman Crenshaw also was active in international affairs and established himself as a respected voice on military issues. A champion for our men and women in uniform, he advocated for strengthening the nation’s defense capabilities and secured funding for numerous projects involving the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and Customs and Border Protection Services in particular. In 2013, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus recognized Congressman Crenshaw’s dedication to the nation’s Sailors and Marines and awarded him the Navy’s highest civilian honor – The Navy Distinguished Public Service Award.

As part of his leadership in international affairs, Congressional Crenshaw founded the Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance and helped develop the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which reformed the way the United States provides foreign assistance.

In recent years, his signature legislation was the passage of the ABLE Act to benefit individuals with disabilities by allowing them to open tax-free savings accounts for certain expenses.

Prior to serving in Congress, Congressman Crenshaw spent nearly 20 years as an investment banker. He was a managing director at Drexel Burnham Lambert and later senior vice president at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He also served as an elected official in the State Legislature, ultimately serving as President of the Florida Senate.

Congressman Crenshaw is Senior Counsel to the international law firm King and Spalding, and serves on the board of The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. He received his B.A. from the University of Georgia and his J.D. from the University of Florida.

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LEADERSHIP THAT'S ON THE MONEY.