Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. Announces The Retirement Of Walter F. Rusnak As CFO, Effective June 28, 2024; Justin K. Bigham Named Successor

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. ("Pathfinder") (NASDAQ:PBHC) today announced that Walter F. Rusnak, CPA, 70, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from the role after a career spanning more than forty years in finance effective June 28, 2024. Justin K. Bigham, CPA, 50, has been named to succeed Rusnak as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Rusnak will remain with the company in an advisory capacity to ensure a smooth transition and to continue to oversee the Bank's investment securities portfolio and overall balance sheet management.

 

James A. Dowd, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Walter has been a great asset to Pathfinder Bank. His excellent judgment and deep expertise has contributed to the success of Pathfinder's major strategic initiatives and growth over the past decade, including our common stock offering in 2019, the formulation of our current strategic plan and strategic objectives, enhancing our internal and external financial reporting, upgrading and modernizing our current financial reporting software, and he played, and continues to play, a very large role in our successful bid to acquire the East Syracuse branch of Berkshire Bank. These actions have fundamentally transformed the Bank and have driven significant shareholder value. On behalf of the Board and the Company leadership, I want to thank Walter for his contributions and friendship and wish him well as he enters his hard earned retirement."

Rusnak joined Pathfinder Bank in 2015 and has held a number of positions in accounting and finance, including Vice President of Finance and First Vice President of Finance and Accounting.