Chris Annas
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Meridian Bank’s Denise Lindsay Named One of Philadelphia Business Journal’s CFOs of the Year
Denise Lindsay, Meridian Bank’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, was recently honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one its CFOs of the…
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Meridian Bank Crosses $1 Billion-Asset Threshold
Meridian Bank crossed the $1 billion-asset threshold in the first quarter, after seeing its assets jump from $997 million in the previous quarter to $1.02…
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Meridian Bank Earns SBA Preferred Lender Status
Meridian Bank has received preferred lender status from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA’s Preferred Lender Program (PLP) was created to give its…
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Chester County Leadership: Charlie Kochka, EVP, Chief Lending Officer at Meridian Bank
Charlie Kochka, the Chief Lending Officer at Meridian Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in a small New Jersey town 40 miles northwest…
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Meridian Bank Supports Local Nonprofit as It Builds Bridges That Lead to Self-Reliance
Meridian Bank recently helped Orion Communities – a Phoenixville-based nonprofit that offers hope for individuals and families experiencing hardship by building bridges that lead to…
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Chester County Leadership: Thomas “Buck” Riley
Thomas “Buck” Riley, Founder and former CEO of Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco, speaks with Vista Today about his memories growing up on a farm…
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‘Business Developer Extraordinaire’ and His SBA Lending Team Join Meridian Bank
Rocco Perate, director of Beneficial Bank’s SBA lending team, is joining Malvern-based Meridian Bank rather than WSFS Bank, which agreed to buy Beneficial in a…
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Meridian Bank Names New Chief Information Officer
Randy J. McGarry has joined Meridian Bank, an innovative community bank based in Malvern that offers a full suite of financial products and services, as…
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New Handicap-Accessible Van Enables Surrey Services for Seniors to Help More Older Adults
Handicapped and housebound seniors in Chester County have been thrown a lifeline after a local bank and nonprofit teamed up to raise money for a…
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Meridian Bank Teams Up with Nonprofit Surrey to Help Seniors ‘Stay in the Game’
Meridian Bank CEO Chris Annas knows firsthand the value of what Surrey Services for Seniors provides the region’s older population. “My mother lost her husband…
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Sartomer, Meridian Bank Accept United Way Color 5K Team Challenge
The United Way of Chester County is bringing back its popular Color 5K Run & Walk on April 29 at the unique location of the…
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After Successful IPO, Meridian Bank Rings Nasdaq Stock Market’s Closing Bell
Chris Annas, CEO of Malvern-based Meridian Bank, and members of management rang the Nasdaq Stock Market’s closing bell on Dec. 1 in New York City.…
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Meridian Bank Makes Move Toward an IPO
A growing Malvern financial institution is banking on an initial public offering to deposit the capital needed to cross the critical $1 billion asset milestone,…
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Malvern-Based Meridian Bank Expands into City
Propelled by fast-paced momentum toward the milestone of $1 billion in assets, Meridian Bank is now poised to cross over from the suburbs to the…
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Meridian Bank Acquires Wealth Management Firm, Quadruples Wealth-Related Revenue
Meridian Bank expects big returns from its recent investment in a Plymouth Meeting wealth management firm. The Malvern-headquartered community bank has quadrupled its annual revenue…
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Chester County Briefly: January 27
Meridian Bank Meridian Bank, based in Malvern, has promoted Charles Kochka to executive vice president, chief lending officer. He will oversee all of Meridian’s commercial…
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Meridian Bank’s Chris Annas Named One of the Most Admired CEOs in Greater Philadelphia
Chris Annas, the CEO of Malvern-based Meridian Bank, is one of the 27 Most Admired CEOs in Greater Philadelphia since 2014, as recently selected by…
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Bank Consolidation Frenzy Fuels Malvern’s Meridian Bank’s Growth
While major banks have gobbled up competitors at a frenzied pace this year, Malvern’s Meridian Bank has quietly gleaned talent from the chaos — and…




























































