Charles Maddy's leadership is best demonstrated through the growth and financial success of Summit Financial Group. In 1993, at the age of 29, he was named President and CEO of South Branch and its parent holding company, now known as Summit Financial Group. During the fourteen years he has been with Summit it has gone from a one-bank holding company with $80 million in assets to a multi-bank holding company with assets of over $716 million. His uncompromising values have no doubt played a role in his success: a deep concern for employees, customers, and the communities the bank serves. Maddy's civic and professional contributions include service as the Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, Director of the West Virginia Bankers Association and Director and Founder of the Hardy County Child Care Center. Maddy graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. degree from Concord College, Athens, WV.