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State names new banking chief

By Arielle Kass
June 28, 2013

Kevin Hagler, an employee of the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, has been named its new commissioner.

Hagler replaces Robert Braswell, who retired last month to become CEO of the state’s Community Bankers Association.

Hagler has been a deputy commissioner for supervision at the department since 2008, and has worked there since 1997. Most recently, he has been responsible for oversight of state chartered banks, credit union and trust companies.

A Duluth resident, Hagler has also worked at SunTrust in Atlanta and Altus Bank in Alabama. He is a graduate of Auburn University.

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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