Gary Simanson

Gary A. Simanson was the founder of Community Bankers Trust Corp., founded in 2005, where the title held was Vice Chairman & Chief Strategic Officer.
Mr. Simanson is also the founder of Endeavor Capital Advisors LLC,Endeavor Capital Fund, LP,Endeavor Equity Fund LP.
Current positions include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Thunder Bridge Capital LLC since 2017; Chief Executive Officer & Director at Thunder Bridge Capital Partners V Ltd.; Managing Director at First Capital Group LLC since 1997; Director at Endeavor Equity Holdings LLC; President at TB Acquisition Merger Sub LLC; and President at Thunder Bridge II Surviving Pubco, Inc. Former roles include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc. (2021–2024);.
President & Chief Executive Officer at Community Bankers Acquisition Corp.; President & Chief Executive Officer at Endeavor Capital Management LLC (2015–2017); President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at First Avenue National Bank (2013–2015); President, CEO & Executive Director at Thunder Bridge Acquisition Ltd. (2017–2019); President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Thunder Bridge Acquisition II Ltd. (2019–2021); President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Coincheck Group NV; President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Thunder Bridge Capital Partners III, Inc. (2020–2023); Vice Chairman & Chief Strategic Officer at TransCommunity Financial Corp.
(Virginia); Director at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.; Director at First Guaranty Bank (Hammond, Louisiana); Director at StreetShares, Inc.; Associate General Counsel at Union Planters Corp.
(1992–1995); and Senior Vice President at FTN Financial Capital Markets (1998–1999).
Education includes graduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1989, MBAistration from George Washington University in 1984, and undergraduate degree from Columbian College of Arts & Sciences.