Kory Tokar has joined the Citizens Bank of Laurens County team as Vice President – Commercial/Consumer Lending.
A native of McRae/Telfair County, Tokar is a 1995 graduate of Telfair County High School, a 1999 graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and a 2002 graduate of Georgia Southern University, He is also a 2009 graduate of the Georgia Bankers Association Banking School at University of Georgia and a graduate of the 2019 Dublin Laurens Leadership program.
Kory’s lending experience has been in all areas, including consumer/retail, mortgage, both residential and commercial construction, Timber, Agricultural, and small business and commercial. He has over 20 years of banking experience.
“We are very fortunate to find a banker with Kory’s diverse lending background, years of experience, plus a knowledge of the local community,” said Jeff Cannon, Market President. “We are excited to have him come on board and look forward to his becoming a valued member of our team. Even though he began his banking career in Telfair County, he has been in the Dublin Laurens County Market for several years”
Tokar is married to the former Allison Gibbons of Statesboro, who is the guidance counselor at East Laurens High School. They have two children, Averi, 17, who is a senior at West Laurens High School and Gianna, who is in the 8th grade. The Tokars attend Liberty Church.
Outside of spending time with his family, he enjoys traveling with family, watching football, working in his yard, woodworking and lifting weights. “I am looking forward to getting back into playing more golf after a 17-year (first child was born) hiatus,” Tokar said. “I love being a community banker because it allows for relationship building and we can still make a meaningful difference to our customers and community.”