40 Adams Ave., Suite 680
Montgomery, AL 36130
334-242-3585
334-242-3500 Fax
http://banking.alabama.gov
John Harrison is currently serving as the Superintendent of Banks, State Banking
Department, and has held this position since May 16, 2005. Prior
to that, he was
the Director for the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, being
appointed in January of 2003. He is a former four-term mayor of Luverne, Alabama
and brings a wealth of knowledge to this state agency that is responsible for all
the Alabama state-chartered banks as well as (over 4,000) licensees under the supervision
of the Bureau of Loans.
Beginning in 1983, he was president and chief executive
officer of First Citizens Bank in Luverne and served on its board of directors.
He was elected as “Outstanding Group Chairman” Group 10 of the Alabama Bankers Association. He also served on the board of the Community Bankers Association of Alabama and
is a former board president and secretary/treasurer.
Harrison has been owner and
president of Crenshaw Land and Timber Company for 27 years and serves on the board
of trustees of the Alabama Forestry Association ForestFund. He was a partner and
vice president of C&H Trucking Co. Inc. and owner of Glenwood Woodyard Inc.
from 1976 to 1997.
Mr. Harrison is a 1988 graduate of the Louisiana State University
Graduate School of Banking. He earned a Bachelor of Science with a double major
in business administration and marketing from Troy State University in 1967. In
1992, he was honored as the Troy Alumnus of the Year and he currently serves on
the university’s board of trustees.
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