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COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.

NYSE: CBU. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

US

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Alpha ID
alpha:company:76b5e39a-bbf6-4a69-9048-27ba44c311d3
SEC CIK
0000723188
Record version
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 8, 2026
Newest evidence
Feb 27, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
CEO
Dimitar A. KaraivanovSince Feb 27, 2026
Chair
Not published
Independent
Not published12 directors published
Published claims
213 distinct sources
Evidence records
70 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open

Built from 3 distinct sources and 7 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed

Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works

CEO CHANGED

Dimitar A. Karaivanov executive of COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2026-02-27.

EffectiveEffective Feb 27, 2026E3

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencesource_reported
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Leadership

Evidence
RolePersonSinceStatusClaim
Director, President and Chief Executive OfficerDimitar A. KaraivanovFeb 2026currentSource reportedE3
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerMarya Burgio WlosFeb 2026currentSource reportedE4
Senior Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and President of Commercial BankingMatthew K. DurkeeFeb 2026currentSource reportedE5
Executive Vice President and Chief Administration and Human Resources OfficerMaureen Gillan-MyerFeb 2026currentSource reportedE6
Executive Vice President and General CounselMichael N. AbdoFeb 2026currentSource reportedE7

Board of directors

Evidence

12 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.

DirectorStatusSinceCommitteesClaim
Dimitar A. KaraivanovIndependence not published2024None publishedSource reportedE2
Jeffery J. KnaussIndependence not published2021None publishedSource reportedE2
John F. Whipple, JrIndependence not published2010None publishedSource reportedE2
John ParenteIndependence not published2010None publishedSource reportedE2
Kerrie D. MacPhersonIndependence not published2019None publishedSource reportedE2
Mark J. BolusIndependence not published2010None publishedSource reportedE2
Michele P. SullivanIndependence not published2024None publishedSource reportedE2
Neil E. FesetteIndependence not published2010None publishedSource reportedE2
Raymond C. Pecor, IIIIndependence not published2017None publishedSource reportedE2
Sally A. SteeleIndependence not published2003None publishedSource reportedE2
Savneet SinghIndependence not published2024None publishedSource reportedE2
Susan E. SkerrittIndependence not published2020None publishedSource reportedE2

Committees and risk ownership

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Control and voting power

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Authority to act

Evidence and agent registry

Who can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.

Principal executive officerDimitar A. Karaivanov, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, from Feb 27, 2026
Source reportedE3
company:76b5e39a-bbf6-4a69-9048-27ba44c311d3:leadership_role:17
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
bind
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Financials and market context

Evidence
Security ListingCBU (NYSE)
Source reportedE1
company:76b5e39a-bbf6-4a69-9048-27ba44c311d3:security_listing:22
Index membershipsNo current membership is published in Alpha's tracked index universe.This is not evidence that the company is absent from every market index.
None publishedAs of Oct 8, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.

Governance and policies

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Risk, audit, and cyber

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

AI oversight and accountability

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Compensation

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Legal NameCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
Source reportedE1
company:76b5e39a-bbf6-4a69-9048-27ba44c311d3:legal_name:1
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Source reportedE1
company:76b5e39a-bbf6-4a69-9048-27ba44c311d3:entity_status:3

Not yet in this record

Coverage

A gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.

  • Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
  • CommitteesNot reviewed. Committee mandates show where oversight is delegated.
  • OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
  • FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
  • CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
  • GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
  • Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
  • AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
  • LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
  • RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
  • CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
  • AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
  • Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
  • Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
  • Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
  • This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

Subject and corrections

Public-role doctrine

This record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.

Basis
Published company record built from public sources
Sources
7 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
Record claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
Claiming not yet available

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    Alpha canonical company public projection
    Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 8, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    DEF 14A ny20037448x1_def14a.htm
    sec proxy. Published Mar 28, 2025. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 12 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    CBU 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    CBU 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    CBU 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  6. E6
    CBU 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  7. E7
    CBU 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 8, 2026
  • Dimitar A. Karaivanov executive of COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Marya Burgio Wlos executive of COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Matthew K. Durkee executive of COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Maureen Gillan-Myer executive of COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Michael N. Abdo executive of COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Dimitar A. Karaivanov seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2024-01-01.
  • Michele P. Sullivan seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2024-01-01.
  • Savneet Singh seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2024-01-01.
  • Jeffery J. Knauss seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2021-01-01.
  • Susan E. Skerritt seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2020-01-01.
  • Kerrie D. MacPherson seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2019-01-01.
  • Raymond C. Pecor, III seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2017-01-01.
  • John F. Whipple, Jr seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2010-01-01.
  • John Parente seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2010-01-01.
  • Mark J. Bolus seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2010-01-01.
  • Neil E. Fesette seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2010-01-01.
  • Sally A. Steele seat on COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., effective 2003-01-01.
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  7. Authority to act4
  8. Financials1
  9. Governance0
  10. Risk0
  11. AI oversight0
  12. Legal0
  13. Compensation0
  14. Other published claims3
  15. Coverage gaps18
  16. Linked people16
  17. Subject and corrections6
  18. Evidence7
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    COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.Company
  • Dimitar A. KaraivanovPerson
  • Marya Burgio WlosPerson
  • Matthew K. DurkeePerson
  • Maureen Gillan-MyerPerson
  • Michael N. AbdoPerson
  • Jeffery J. KnaussPerson
  • John F. Whipple, JrPerson
  • John ParentePerson
  • Kerrie D. MacPhersonPerson
  • Mark J. BolusPerson
  • Michele P. SullivanPerson
  • Neil E. FesettePerson
  • Raymond C. Pecor, IIIPerson
  • Sally A. SteelePerson
  • Savneet SinghPerson
  • Susan E. SkerrittPerson
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    OverviewCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • MonitoringCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • LeadershipCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • BoardCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • CommitteesCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • Control and votingCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • Authority to actCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • FinancialsCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • GovernanceCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • RiskCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • AI oversightCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • LegalCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • CompensationCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
  • Other published claimsCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
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