Lancaster financial holding company CEO to retire 

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Fulton Financial Corp. Chairman and CEO, E. Philip Wenger, is set to retire from the company at the end of the year. 

The $26 billion Lancaster-based financial holding company announced on Wednesday that Wenger will be leaving the company after 43 years.  

Curtis Myers, Fulton Financial’s president and COO, will succeed Wenger as chairman, president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2023. Myers will also continue his roles as chairman, president and CEO of Fulton Financial’s banking subsidiary, Fulton Bank. 

Wenger will continue to serve as a director of Fulton Financial and Fulton Bank. 

Wenger joined the bank in 1979, holding a variety of positions in the corporate lending area before being promoted to executive vice president of corporate banking in 1996. He was promoted to president and COO of the corporation in 2008 and assumed his current position in 2013. 

“I have spent all of my banking career at Fulton, and it has been a privilege to work for such an exceptional company and with such a talented team,” said Wenger. “I’m very proud of all that we have accomplished together. When I retire in December, I will do so with complete confidence in Curt Myers and his senior management team. I know that they will do an outstanding job in helping the Corporation achieve solid performance and fulfill our company purpose to change lives for the better in every community we serve.” 

Myers joined the bank in 1990 as a member of its management training program. He became president and COO of the bank in 2010 and joined the corporation’s senior management team in 2013. He was promoted to his current positions in 2018. 

“I have had the pleasure of working with Phil for more than 31 years,” said Myers. “He has been a thoughtful and decisive leader, through good times and challenging times, and I have learned a lot from him. His principled approach to doing what is right and his focus on shaping our company culture – particularly through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion — have left a legacy that will last for many years to come.” 

Fulton Financial employs approximately 3,200 people and operates more than 200 banking offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia.