City Holding Company Announces New Executive Vice President

Before accepting the position with City, DeRito was Credit Officer for the West Virginia Central Region of BB&T. Prior to this position, he was Senior Vice President and Credit Officer of One Valley Bank. He has over 20 years experience in commercial banking. Prior to his banking career, John was Controller of Carbon Industries, an ITT subsidiary, located in Charleston, West Virginia. As a life-long resident of Charleston, John has been very active in the community. He is a member of the board of directors and treasurer of Edgewood Summit Retirement Home and an immediate past member of the Board of Governors and chairman of the Finance Committee of the Edgewood Country Club. He is also the chairman of the Finance Committee of St. Agnes Parish School and a member of the Capital Committee of the Charleston Regional Chamber of Commerce and Development. Additionally, John has been a past chairman of the Carolinas-Virginias Chapter of the Risk Management Association (RMA) along with being a three-time chairman of the West Virginia Chapter. He is also a member of the Board of Regents and faculty of the RMA Carolinas-Virginias Commercial Lending School, located at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He has also served as chairman of the Lending School. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Charleston, John is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and has been past president of the Charleston Chapter of CPAs. He is also a graduate of the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking.