John K. O’Shaughnessy, a top executive at Chesapeake Bank, will retire effective tomorrow.
The Executive Vice President has served as Senior Credit Officer, responsible for the commercial/consumer and residential lending of the bank and as Regional Executive for the Northern Neck market. His last day with the firm is Friday, June 28.
O’Shaughnessy joined Chesapeake Bank in 1997 after beginning his banking career in the Northern Neck in 1983 with Signet Bank (formerly Bank of Virginia) where he was Vice President and Area Manager of the bank’s seven offices in the Northern Neck.
“John has been an indispensable leader in the growth of Chesapeake Financial Shares and Chesapeake Bank,” said Chesapeake Bank CEO Jeff Szyperski. “In his 27 years with us, the bank has profitably grown over 900 percent and John has been instrumental in that. He has great banking and leadership skills which, combined with knowing almost everyone in the community, has allowed him to be so successful. We are glad ...