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Georgia banker added to FDIC advisory committee

By Arielle Kass
Jan 29, 2013

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has added a Georgia banker to its Advisory Committee on Community Banking.

Derek Williams, the president and CEO of First Peoples Bank in Pine Mountain, was one of eight people named to the committee Tuesday. The group was created in 2009 and provides advice and recommendations on community bank policies.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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