David Sayre — Market President for Kanawha Region at WesBanco

Mr. David L. Sayre has been Market President for Kanawha Region at WesBanco Inc. since July 2015. Mr. Sayre is responsible for the overall direction, coordination and performance of the region's commercial banking program, as well as coordinating business development through other business lines, including retail, wealth management, and mortgage lending. Mr. Sayre had previously served as Vice President for Wells Fargo Bank in Charleston as the first commercial banker based in West Virginia. With a banking career spanning over 25 years, he served as Market President for SunTrust Bank in Charleston from 2005 to 2012, and has served in positions of leadership and business development for Fifth Third Bank in Charleston, and United Bank in Charleston, West Virginia. Involved for some time in the greater Kanawha Valley community, Mr. Sayre served a three year term as Chairman of the Board for West Virginia State University Foundation and serves on its Executive Committee as Treasurer. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization with focus on education, employment, economic enforcement and behavioral health services. His past affiliations include membership on the Steering Committee for Vision 2030 a 25-year economic development program organized by the Charleston Area Alliance for the Kanawha Valley Region, a three-year term as Board Chairman of the Central WV Chapter of the American Red Cross, a former Board Member and Chairman for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Kanawha and Putnam Counties, and a former member of the Parkersburg YMCA Board of Directors and Finance Committee. Mr. Sayre majored in Accounting and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. He is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.