Patrick J. Swanick, M.B.A.
Board Chairman, External Director
B.S. in Food Marketing, M.B.A.
Pat is the independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cramer Fish Sciences. He is a retired financial services executive, with extensive experience in the banking, collections, payments and technology sectors. Pat has accumulated significant corporate governance expertise as a Board Member for several public, private and employee-owned (ESOP) companies.
He currently serves on the Boards of Orchard & Vineyard Supply (OVS), a multi-state provider of agricultural supplies, headquartered in McMinnville, Oregon and the Tom Lange Company, an employee-owned distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables, based in St. Louis, Missouri.
Previously, Pat was CEO of Gila Corporation, a nationwide provider of collections services and outsourcing solutions located in Austin, Texas. He has served as Vice Chairman and President of Retail Banking at KeyBank, N.A., a super-regional bank headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Earlier in his career, Pat held senior positions with First Fidelity Bancorporation (now Wells Fargo) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pat is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, with a BS Degree in Food Marketing, a minor in Spanish, and an MBA Degree, with a specialization in Management. He has completed additional coursework at Drexel University, the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and the Weatherhead School of Business at Case Western Reserve University. Pat maintains dual citizenship in the United States and the Republic of Ireland.