First Busey Corporation Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Following an extensive nationwide search by our executive team, board members and external recruiting consultants, we are excited to announce the selection of Christopher “Chris” Chan to serve as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 30.

 

“We are tremendously excited to welcome Chris to the Busey family,” said First Busey Corporation Chairman and CEO Van Dukeman. “He is a natural fit within the Busey culture, possessing the strong corporate finance acumen, deep financial services industry expertise and drive for results necessary for our growing organization. Chris’ combination of knowledge, analytical and relationship skills and passion will allow him to build strong, collaborative partnerships and provide clear direction at Busey.”

 

Chris joins Busey after having previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer at First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to serving as the head of FNB’s Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations areas, he was responsible for advancing FNB’s digital and data strategy, with oversight of Digital Channels, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Data Management and Governance.

 

Prior to being named the Chief Strategy Officer, Chris served as FNB’s Director of Corporate Strategy from 2019 to 2025, where he was responsible for leading strategic planning, investor relations and corporate development, along with providing data-driven analyses to guide the strategic direction of the company with emphasis on balance sheet strategy, capital allocation and new business initiatives. From 2014 to 2018, he was a portfolio manager at Balyasny Asset Management in Houston, and for five years prior to that (2009 to 2014), he was an investment analyst at Citadel Global Equities in San Francisco. Chris graduated from Dartmouth in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, before joining Morgan Stanley in NYC as an analyst with their Financial Institutions Group capital structure advisory team (2007 to 2009).

 

A successful CFO search builds on Busey’s recent accomplishments following the successful integration of CrossFirst Bank with and into Busey Bank in June. The completion of the merger propelled Busey to more than $19 billion in total assets while expanding its service footprint to nearly 80 banking centers serving 10 states throughout the Southwest, Midwest and Southwestern Florida.