UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2011 (April 28, 2011)
GREEN BANKSHARES,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Tennessee | 0-14289 | 62-1222567 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 100 North Main Street,
Greeneville, Tennessee |
37743-4992 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (423) 639-5111
| N/A |
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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| Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On April 28, 2011, Green Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) hired Michael J. Fowler as an employee of the Company. Mr. Fowler will become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and GreenBank, the Company’s bank subsidiary (the “Bank”), effective upon the previously announced retirement of the Company’s and the Bank’s current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, James E. Adams, on May 16, 2011.
Mr. Fowler has more than 30 years of financial management experience in banking, having served most recently as Executive Vice President and Treasurer of The South Financial Group in Greenville, South Carolina. Prior to joining The South Financial Group in 2006, Mr. Fowler held several positions from 2002 to 2006 with Capital One in McLean, Virginia, most recently serving as Director of Strategic Finance. His other banking experience includes Senior Vice President of Treasury and Balance Sheet Management for Huntington Banchares in Columbus, Ohio; Executive Vice President, Investment, Funding and Balance Sheet Management at First Commerce Corporation in New Orleans, Louisiana; and Senior Vice President of Asset Liability Management for Texas Commerce Bank in Houston, Texas, now part of JP Morgan Chase.
Mr. Fowler will receive a salary of $250,000 per year for his services to the Company and the Bank. Mr. Fowler will be also eligible for participation in the Company’s standard employee benefit programs.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GREEN BANKSHARES, INC.
By: /s/
James E. Adams
Name: James E. Adams
Title: Executive Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 4, 2011