Colony Bank is pleased to announce new Savannah market president, Robert Drew Hulsey Jr.  Drew Hulsey will succeed past market president and good friend Tommy Hester who passed away suddenly last month.

Mr. Hulsey is a veteran banker with 30 years of experience in the banking industry.  Prior to joining Colony Bank he served as CEO of Piedmont Community Bank in Gray Georgia from 2003- 2011.  Previously he was a Regional Business Banking Manager for First Liberty Bank and BB &T.   He began his banking career with Citizens & Southern Bank in Savannah in 1985. 

Mr. Hulsey is a graduate of Georgia Southern University and the School of Banking at Louisiana State University.   He has served on the board(s) of the Georgia Community Bankers’ Association, Central Georgia Boy Scouts of America Advisory Board, Medical Center of Central Georgia Medcen Foundation and the Newland Family Foundation.

“Savannah is a very dynamic community that we are very pleased to be a member of and serve.  Drew Hulsey was the first person Tommy Hester brought on board to help him put together this experienced banking team.  With Drew’s leadership and vision, this team will continue to fulfill Tommy’s dream of being the Best Bank in Savannah” said Lee Northcutt, EVP and Regional Executive Officer who oversees Colony’s business operations east of the Interstate 75 corridor.

Colony Bank is a 1.2 billion dollar bank and a wholly owned subsidiary of Colony Bankcorp, Inc.  The company operates 28 full service banking offices throughout South Georgia.   Colony Bankcorp, Inc. common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global market under the symbol “CBAN”.