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Lisa E. Young

Sutton Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa E. Young, CPA of Tiffin as chair of its Board of Directors. Young has served on the Board since 2015 and brings over 30 years of experience in banking, finance and accounting, formerly serving as a staff accountant for Crowe LLP in Columbus, and as former Assistant Vice President and Controller for Commercial Savings Bank in Upper Sandusky. Since 1994, Young has been a sole proprietor of an independent accounting firm in Tiffin, providing tax preparation, planning and financial consulting for small- and medium-size businesses. 

Young earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Accounting from The Ohio State University. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. She has served as a past chairman of the Tiffin Community YMCA Board and co-chair of the $2 million capital campaign. 

MJ Anderson

Matt Roberts

Sutton Bank has also announced the nomination of MJ (Mike) Anderson and Dr. Matt Roberts to its Board of Directors.   

MJ Anderson is currently a Vice President for The Andersons, Inc., where he oversees multiple groups that trade agricultural commodities throughout the United States, as well as containerized grain and oilseeds for export. Anderson started with The Andersons in 2003 in grain operations, and since then, he has held many roles in trading as well as trade management and risk management.  

Anderson also represents the grain trading industry, serving as chair for the National Grain and Feed Association’s Risk Management Committee. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee at Martin.  

Dr. Matt Roberts is an independent economist and professional speaker, who has delivered over 700 non-academic speeches and talks to agriculture, banking, and government groups including the Ohio Bankers League, Nebraska Bankers Association, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Bank CEO Network, and the American Farm Bureau Federation. Roberts received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, and a Ph.D. in Economics from North Carolina State University. 

In the 1990s, Roberts worked as a commodity and energy derivatives broker in Vienna, Austria and as a market research consultant to the pharmaceutical industry in North Carolina. He later founded the Kernmantle Group, an independent economic research and consulting group, specializing in agriculture and energy commodity markets and from 2022-2024 he was Senior Grain & Oilseed Analyst at Terrain. 

Todd Sutton

In addition to the appointments of Young, Anderson and Roberts, Todd Sutton was nominated to serve as Chair of Sutton Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of Sutton Bank. Sutton has served on the Bank’s Board of Directors since 2018. 

He is the great-great-grandson of Lester Sutton, the founder of Sutton Bank, and the son of Alva J. Sutton, former president of Sutton Bank. He grew up in Attica and worked at the Bank while attending high school. He then attended The Ohio State University, graduating in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in Finance and Information Systems. 

Sutton has been with DuPont, later known as Primient Covation, since graduating Ohio State, in a series of market-facing and business leadership roles. He is currently the President of Primient Covation, a $100 million joint venture in East Tennessee manufacturing biomaterials from renewable plant-based ingredients. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee State Chamber of Commerce and Industry, advocating on behalf of businesses in the state. 

The new board elections became effective following the Bank’s Annual Shareholder Meeting which was held on April 26, 2024 in Attica.  

“We are grateful to be guided by such a strong, accomplished Board of Directors,” said Tony Gorrell, CEO of Sutton Bank. "The depth of their experience and corporate leadership expertise in finance, business, agriculture and risk management will help guide our growth strategies, and allow us to continue to provide products and services that evolve with our customers’ needs.” 

About Sutton Bank 

Sutton Bank is a progressive, independent, community bank established in 1878, and headquartered in Attica, Ohio. Sutton Bank has consistently been named one of the top small business and agricultural lenders in the State of Ohio. Member FDIC.