On January 25, 2016, TrustCo Bank Corp. NY announced that Brian C. Flynn was appointed to the Board of Directors of the company and its subsidiary, Trustco Bank, and designated as the Audit Committee Financial Expert. Mr. Flynn was also appointed to each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Compliance Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Flynn is a retired partner with the international accounting firm, KPMG LLP, where he worked for 30 years.