BUSINESS PORTFOLIO: Frank Griffin president, Leonard Thomas vice president at Flint Community Bank

Frank Griffin has been promoted to president of Flint Community Bank in Albany. Griffin holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Georgia Southwestern State University and is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.

Outside of the bank, he serves as vice chairman of the Lee County Board of Education, District 2 director for the Board of Directors of the Georgia School Boards Association, trustee for the Darton State College Foundation, board member of SoloHope Inc., and a member of Sherwood Baptist Church. Working with Flint Community Bank CEO Scott Tomlinson, Griffin aided in the organization of Flint Community Bancshares Inc. and the opening of Flint Community Bank in February.

“I am very blessed to have worked alongside Frank for over 20 years to include the inception of Flint Community Bank,” Tomlinson said. “Frank’s promotion to president is well deserved and I am pleased to be able to support and celebrate this accomplishment with him. Frank and I are fortunate to work with a wonderful team and we look forward to many successful years to come.”

Leonard W. Thomas has been promoted to executive vice president of Flint Community Bank. Thomas joined Flint Community Bank as senior vice president and chief financial officer in 2006. Thomas began his career with Mauldin & Jenkins in Albany in 1985. In 1988, Thomas moved to their Atlanta office, where he was a bank audit manager.

Thomas held the position of senior vice president and CFO with two commercial banks from 1993 until his move back to Albany to join Flint Community Bank in 2006. Thomas received his BBA in Accounting from Tennessee Tech University in 1985 and obtained his CPA certificate in 1988. Thomas is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Georgia Society of CPA’s and Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church.

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