Longtime Las Vegan named president of Bank of Nevada

John Guedry

John Guedry has been named president and chief operating officer of Bank of Nevada.

Guedry will be responsible for the bank’s business development and sales activities. He will report to CEO Bruce Hendricks, who will continue oversight of all bank administration.

Guedry, a 37-year Las Vegas resident, is a former executive at City National Bank. He most recently served as managing director with CB Richard Ellis.

A graduate of UNLV, Guedry began his banking career in 1985 with Valley Bank of Nevada, where he served in several roles and eventually was named vice president/sales manager. In 1990, he joined Nevada Title Company as president REIS and executive vice president/sales manager until 1997. He was named executive vice president/director of retail banking for Community Bank of Nevada until joining Business Bank of Nevada in 2000 as its CEO.

In 2007, Business Bank was acquired by City National, where he served in a senior management role until 2009, when he joined CB Richard Ellis.

Guedry is past chairman and board member of the Nevada Bankers Association and past board member of the American Heart Association and Opportunity Village. He currently serves as a board member of Woman’s Development Center and Public Education Foundation and is a member of the Las Vegas Bowl Executive Committee.

Bank of Nevada was established in 1994 and has assets of $2.8 billion. It has 12 offices in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Mesquite.

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