Following the recent retirement of board chairman Jay Ventulett, the board of directors of Community Capital Bancshares, Inc. and AB&T recently named James L. “Luke” Flatt to serve as board chairman for the company and the bank. 

Flatt, who has served as President and CEO of the company and the bank since 2009, assumed the chairmanship at the board meeting following Community Capital’s annual meeting in May and will guide the board as Chairman, President and CEO for the foreseeable future.

“I’m honored the board of directors continues to have confidence in my ability to lead this company,” said Flatt. “We’ve overcome a lot of challenges in my time with AB&T and I’m excited to have the opportunity to help direct the course of the bank as we continue to grow and expand. With the success we’ve seen over the past few years, I am confident we will remain the Gold Standard in community banking in our market and will continue to return value to our loyal shareholders.”

A native of Americus, GA, who holds a BS in Business Administration from Auburn University and is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University, Flatt has forged a successful, 44-year career in banking. His wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of the industry, combined with his 32 years in Albany, give him a keen understanding of the many factors impacting the banking industry in the Albany market and throughout South Georgia.