Stefan Chkautovich

Stefan Chkautovich currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Southern Bank, a position held since September 2023, following a similar role at Midwest Regional Bank. At Midwest Regional Bank, responsibilities included overseeing comprehensive financial activities and launching funding growth initiatives. Prior to that, Stefan worked at Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. as Bank Sector Strategy Assistant Manager and Financial Sector Equity Analyst, focusing on undervalued companies in the financial sector. Experience also includes a significant tenure at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis as Senior Bank Examiner, where responsibilities encompassed risk management and regulatory compliance. Early career experience includes accounting at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Stefan Chkautovich holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from the University of Dayton and has completed the Commissioned Examiner program at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.