

I did my internship basically they did six months training me to do the job - and after that said, ‘would you like to continue employment with us?’ So they could really use what they trained me,” he said. So in 1988, I joined the ranks as an intern. I went to, back then, experience-based education, saw there was an internship available at Oswego City Savings Bank in the internal audit department. “In 1988, I was a SUNY Oswego accounting and economics degrees student. In 1994, he joined the bank, known at the time as Oswego City Savings Bank, as a controller. “I’m the only one to go out and do something different,” Dowd said. His father was in the electricians’ union. “This wasn’t a planned transition for a long time,” Dowd said, adding that “some things just caused Tom to go to the board and choose to step back.” Schneider transitioned to director of capital markets and corporate strategy.ĭowd explained that he will follow in the footsteps of Schneider and is working with the managing team “developing our objectives.”ĭowd’s mother was a nurse. Earlier this spring, Thomas Schneider, the bank’s long-time president and CEO, resigned from the position. James Dowd is the new interim CEO of Pathfinder Bank. By Steve Yablonski Pathfinder Bank’s new interim CEO wants to build upon the legacy of his friend and mentor Tom Schneider
