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2nd place versus 4 competitors rated on Comparably
Mr. Paul W. Taylor has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Guaranty Bancorp since May 3, 2011. Mr. Taylor has been the Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Bank And Trust Co. Inc. (Guaranty Bank and Trust Company) since June 2011. Mr. Taylor serves as Principal Accounting Officer of Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. Mr. Taylor served as an Executive Vice President of Guaranty Bancorp since 2004. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Guaranty Bank & Trust Company since 2009 and served as its Executive Vice President and Secretary. He served as Chief Operating & Financial Officer at Guaranty Bancorp since 2004 and again since February 10, 2009 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer and Secretary. He served as President of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company from June 2011 to July 20, 2011. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Centennial Bank of the West. From April 2000 to July 2004, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. predecessor company. During his 21-year banking and investment-banking career, he worked for Alex Shushunoff Investment Banking as a Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, where he performed many acquisitions for clients across the country. Further investment banking experience was with Century Capital Group, where he performed M&A and financing for small businesses. Mr. Taylor worked for KeyCorp for 12 years in both New York and the Rocky Mountain West in numerous management positions and left KeyCorp as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Rocky Mountain Region. Mr. Taylor has been a Director of Guaranty Bancorp since July 20, 2011. Mr. Taylor has been Chairman of Guaranty Bank and Trust since May 2011. He serves as a Director of Centennial Bank of the West. He has a B.S. in Business Economics and Accounting from State University of New York and is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Guaranty Bancorp.
Based on 3 ratings, Paul Taylor ranks right below Boston Private's CEO, Clayton Deutsch.
Guaranty Bancorp's CEO is highly regarded by Caucasian employees. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
Guaranty Bancorp ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
