Team - Detail

Kenneth H. "Casey" Compton was elected to Prime Meridian’s and the Bank’s Board in May 2019. He is the Founder, President and CEO of Compton & Associates, Private Wealth Advisors, which focuses on asset management, retirement planning, estate planning, and business transition planning. Mr. Compton serves as the Chair of the Compensation Committee, and is a member of both the Executive, Nominating, and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Audit, Disclosure, and Compliance Committee. Mr. Compton also serves concurrently on the board of Gulf Atlantic Bank, Key West, Florida as Vice Chairman. He was also a director of Community Southern Holdings, Inc. and Community Southern Bank beginning in 2013, where he served as Chairman of the Loan and Compensation committees and served on the Audit and Asset Liability committees. He remained on the Boards until their sale to Sunshine Bancorp, Inc. in 2015. He then joined the Board of Sunshine Bancorp, Inc. and served as the Sarbanes-Oxley Financial Expert on the Audit Committee, until its sale to CenterState Bank Corporation in 2018.

His background includes a Juris Doctor degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, a Master of Laws degree from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law and Daniels College of Business, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Studies and Foreign Policy from Rhodes College. He has served as an adjunct professor of finance and insurance, as a vesting agent under the Florida Comprehensive Land Use Plan, and as a past Executive Vice President of the Highlands County Board of Realtors. Mr. Compton serves on the Board of Baycare’s Bartow Regional Medical Center and Main Street Ft. Meade. He also has served on the Board of the Southeastern University Foundation.