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Banking | Finance 2025: ASBURY, JOHN C.
CEO , ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES, HENRICO COUNTY
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Banking | Finance 2025: ASBURY, JOHN C.
CEO , ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES, HENRICO COUNTY
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
With more than 35 years of experience in banking, Asbury has led Atlantic Union since 2016. The Virginia Tech and William & Mary alumnus is also the 2024-25 chair of the American Bankers Association.
In April, Atlantic Union Bankshares, the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank, completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of Sandy Spring Bancorp, creating the largest regional banking franchise headquartered in the lower mid-Atlantic.
Before merger-related adjustments, the new combined Atlantic Union had $38.7 billion in total assets and $32.1 billion in total deposits. The bank has about 2,300 employees and had $24.585 billion in 2024 revenue.
Asbury serves on the Virginia Port Authority’s board of commissioners, chairs Virginia Learns and is a board member for the Greater Richmond Partnership.
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