CONTACT: Thomas W. Schneider, President and CEO, (315) 343-0057 News Release: Phillips Named Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Pathfinder Bank OSWEGO, New York (March 7, 2014) - Daniel Phillips has been named Senior Vice


President and Chief Information Officer at Pathfinder Bank, according to Thomas W. Schneider, President and CEO.
"We are pleased to announce Dan's promotion to Senior Vice President," Schneider said. "He has provided Pathfinder Bank with years of experience in financial information technology, and his leadership, ability to execute and strategic thinking have been driving forces to help advance our bank."
As a member of the Bank's senior management team,
Phillips will oversee all areas of technology and information systems, as it relates to the Bank's Strategic Technology Plan and overall Strategic Plan. He will also continue to oversee the Bank's eCommerce and IT Departments.
Phillips has been with Pathfinder Bank for 15 years and in the financial information technology industry for 25 years.
A 1987 graduate of Lemoyne College in Syracuse with a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration, Phillips resides in Oswego and has two children, Eric and Taite.
He is active with the Alumni Association Board and Advancement Committee at LeMoyne College, and is a Pathfinder Bank Money Smart Educator for the "Keeping Safe in an Electronic World" curriculum.
Pathfinder Bank is a New York State chartered savings bank headquartered in Oswego, whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank has eight full-service offices located in Oswego, Fulton, Mexico, Lacona, Central Square, and Cicero. The company reported total assets of $503.8 million and total shareholders' equity of $42.7 million for the period ending December 31, 2013.

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