GLENS FALLS, N.Y., Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Arrow Financial
Corporation (NasdaqGS® – AROW) has appointed former
Congressman Bill Owens to its Board
of Directors. He was also appointed as a Director of Arrow's lead
subsidiary bank, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company.
Mr. Owens represented New
York's 21st Congressional District from November 2009 until January 2, 2015. Prior to his election, he was a
managing partner at Stafford,
Owens, Piller, Murnane, Kelleher & Trombley, PLLC, where he
practiced business and tax law for more than 30 years. Mr. Owens
recently rejoined the firm as a partner. He also serves as
Senior Strategic Advisor for the international law firm of
McKenna Long & Aldridge,
LLP.
Tom Murphy, President and CEO,
stated: "We are honored to have Bill
Owens serve as a Director. He brings to our Board a deep
knowledge and understanding of the North Country and Plattsburgh region – an important market for
our company – as well as extensive business experience and a strong
commitment to his community. We look forward to his contributions
to our future successes."
Mr. Owens is an Air Force veteran, attaining the rank of
Captain. He holds a bachelor's degree from Manhattan College and a law degree from
Fordham University. He received the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Spirit of Enterprise Award in 2013 and
2014, and was named Businessperson of the Year in 2005 by the North
Country Chamber of Commerce.
Active in the community, Mr. Owens is Board President for the
Adirondack Ballet Company, Trustee for the Plattsburgh Public
Library, a Director for Community Providers and CVPH Medical Center
Foundation, and a member of the North Country Chamber of Commerce.
He resides in Plattsburgh with his
wife, Jane.
Arrow Financial Corporation is a multi-bank holding company
headquartered in Glens Falls, New
York, serving the financial needs of northeastern
New York. The Company is the
parent of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga
National Bank and Trust Company. Other subsidiaries include North
Country Investment Advisers, Inc.; three property and casualty
insurance agencies: Loomis & LaPann, Inc., McPhillips Insurance
Agency, which is a division of Glens Falls National Insurance
Agencies, LLC, and Upstate Agency, LLC; and Capital Financial
Group, Inc., an insurance agency specializing in the sale and
servicing of group health plans.
The information contained in this News Release may contain
statements that are not historical in nature but rather are based
on management's beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates and
projections about the future. These statements may be
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, involving a degree
of uncertainty and attendant risk. In the case of all
forward-looking statements, actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what the statements predict or forecast, explicitly
or by implication. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise
or update these forward-looking statements to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events. This News Release should be
read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2013,
and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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SOURCE Arrow Financial Corporation