Steven S. Etter

In 2020, Mr. Etter retired as an executive officer of Harrisburg News Company. He served from 2014 to 2020 as the President and CEO of Harrisburg News Company, a division of Hudson News Distributors LLC, which is a regional magazine, book and newspaper wholesale distribution company. Prior to its consolidation with Hudson News, Mr. Etter served from 1998 to 2014 as the President and CEO of Harrisburg News Company when it was an independent company. From 1975 to 1997, he held other management positions at Harrisburg News Company and was active in various trade organizations, including being past President of CPDA (Council for Periodical Distribution Assoc.), was President of ACES (Atlantic Coast Executive Society), and past Sect/Treasurer of ACIDA (Atlantic Coast Independent Distributors Association).

A graduate of the University of Miami with a B.A. in finance and marketing, he is a member of its President’s Council, which is comprised of a select advisory group of prominent alumni. Mr. Etter also is an Emeritus Director of the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, a nonprofit center for the arts, education, entertainment and cultural enrichment, located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Etter has been active in numerous business endeavors, professional associations, charitable and community organizations during his long career, including serving as a former board member of WITF, a public radio and television station that broadcasts in central Pennsylvania.

As a Chief Executive Officer and successful business owner, Mr. Etter brings extensive business skills, financial expertise and regional market knowledge to Fulton’s Board of Directors. Mr. Etter has been a director of Fulton Bank since 2012, and prior to joining the bank board, he was a long-time member of Fulton Bank’s Harrisburg Advisory Board.