Gregory T. Hayes

Gregory T. Hayes is the president and CEO of Kish Bank, a community bank with locations in central Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, and its parent company, Kish Bancorp, Inc. Hayes joined Kish’s retail banking team in 2006 and served in various roles of increasing responsibility, including branch management, retail and commercial lending, client solutions, technology, and operations.

Before joining Kish Bank, Hayes was an engineer at Merck and Company outside of Philadelphia, where he managed the construction and startup of Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine manufacturing facility.

Hayes serves on the board of directors for the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County, as well as its Economic Development Council, which supports regional economic growth and partnerships. Hayes serves as chair of the Bankers Advisory Board of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors; a board member of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association’s (PBA) Political Action Committee and a member of other PBA committees; and vice chair of Friends of Traditional Banking, where he advocates for the future of community banking.

Hayes is a graduate of Lafayette College and the PA Bankers School of Commercial Lending and the Advanced School of Banking.