Darren Cantlay

Darren Cantlay has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Darren is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Paducah Bank since January 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Deputy Chief Financial Officer at the same company from September to December 2021.

In 2020, Darren was the Managing Principal/Founder of ArcticSilver USA, a company they established and managed. Darren has also founded and served as the President of 4C Business Coaching LLC since February 2013.

Darren has worked in various financial leadership roles in different organizations. Darren was the Chief Financial Officer of BankSouth from January 2015 to March 2016. Darren also served as the Chief Financial Officer of MidCountry Financial Corp, starting in September 2014 and transitioning to the role of Chief Accounting Officer from September 2010 to September 2014.

Before that, Darren worked as the Chief Financial Officer of Bank of Ellijay from November 2005 to January 2010. Darren began their professional career as the owner of Crawlers, Inc in 2004, where they specialized in building custom jeeps and trucks and competing in the World Extreme Rock Crawling series.

Darren's first CFO role was at Appalachian Bancshares, Inc, where they served from January 2003 to November 2005.

Throughout their career, Darren Cantlay has accumulated valuable experience in financial management and leadership roles across various industries.

Darren Cantlay obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Accounting from Valdosta State University, where they studied from 1989 to 1993. In addition to their degree, they have pursued various certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge in the field. Darren obtained a Forecasting and Predictive Analytics Certificate from the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants in March 2021. Prior to that, they acquired a Data Analytics Modeling Certificate in December 2019 and an Application of Data Analysis Essentials Certificate in June 2019, both from the same institution. In May 2019, they obtained a Data Analysis Fundamentals Certificate, also from the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. Furthermore, they have a 2019-20 Digital Mindset certificate from the same organization, earned in July 2019. Apart from these certifications, they hold an EMyth Certified Business Coach designation from EMyth, obtained in September 2012. Darren is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant, although the specific institutions and dates of obtaining these titles are not provided.