Cynthia N. Day
Cynthia N. Day, President & Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Trust Bank and Citizens Bancshares Corporation joined the Company in February 2003. Within two years of joining the Company, she became the Senior Executive Vice President & COO making her the first woman to hold this position. In February 2012, she became the first female Chief Executive Officer in the Company’s history.
Under her leadership as Chief Executive Officer, the Company has reached many milestones including achieving its highest level of performance during its 100 year existence. Further, most recently, the Bank was ranked, by S&P Global, #16 in S&P Deposit Rankings for banks and #28 in the Top 100 Best Performing Banks under $3 billion in assets in the country. Through her leadership, the Company has remained financially strong. On numerous occasions, the Company was cited by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of Georgia’s Top 100 publicly traded companies before going private in 2017. She has been personally recognized for her leadership and mentorship in various community and professional organizations. She was recognized as one of the “Most Admired CEO” by Atlanta Business Chronicle and “CEO of the Year” by the Atlanta Business League. She’s had multiple features including multiple rankings in “Atlanta’s Top 100 Leaders in Finance” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, named one of “Georgia’s 500 Most Influential Leaders” by Georgia Trend Magazine and more recently, joined the ranks of Georgia’s Titan 100.
Prior to becoming a banker, she began her career with KPMG and ascended to audit manager before launching a career in the banking industry. During her tenure at KPMG she became a licensed Certified Public Accountant and has been a CPA for over 30 years.
She is a member of the Board of Directors for Citizens Bancshares Corporation, PROG, Inc. where she chairs the Audit Committee, Primerica, Inc. where she is the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, American Bankers Association, the National Bankers Association, Meharry Medical College and the Atlanta Area Boy Scouts. In addition, she is a member of The University of Alabama’s President’s Council, the Rotary Club of Atlanta, Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, ICBA and the AICPA.
She is a graduate of The University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting.