{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"157139","rtpr_id":"nBw4m6FHsa-20260930","ticker":"CHCO","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CHCO"],"title":"City Holding Company Appoints Jessica Alsop to Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-30T16:45:00.143Z","article_body":"City Holding Company Appoints Jessica Alsop to Board of Directors\n\nCity Holding Company, the “Company” (NASDAQ: CHCO), has appointed Jessica\nAlsop to its Board of Directors. Alsop’s appointment is effective\nimmediately and she will stand for election by the shareholders at the next\nannual meeting scheduled for April 2027. The Board of Directors expects to\nrecommend Alsop as a Class I director, whose terms shall expire at the annual\nmeeting of shareholders in 2030.\n\nAfter receiving her undergraduate degree from West Virginia University, she\nearned a Juris Doctor from WVU College of Law and an LL.M. in Taxation from\nNew York University School of Law.\n\nAlsop has served as West Virginia University Health System’s senior vice\npresident and chief legal officer since 2019. She joined WVU Health System in\n2015 and previously served as assistant vice president and senior corporate\ncounsel. Prior to this, she worked as in-house counsel for Noble Energy and in\nprivate practice for 12 years with Jackson Kelly, where she served on the\nExecutive Committee and as the chair of Recruiting Committee.\n\n“We are thrilled to welcome Jessica to our board of directors,” said City\nHolding Company Chairman of the Board Dallas Kayser. “Her exceptional legal\nexpertise, corporate governance experience and commitment to community\nleadership align with City’s values and bring an insightful perspective to\nour boardroom.”\n\nAlsop serves her community in many ways, including her current role as vice\nchair of the Board of Directors at The Education Alliance. Previously, she has\nserved on the Board of Directors of United Way of Monongalia & Preston\nCounties and Children’s Therapy Clinic, as well as the Board of Trustees of\nthe University of Charleston.\n\nCity Holding Company is a $6.8 billion bank holding Company headquartered in\nCharleston, WV. City Holding Company is the parent company of City National\nBank of West Virginia. City National operates 95 branches across West\nVirginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930945114/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930945114/en/)\n\nFor Further Information Contact:\n\nCharles R. Hageboeck, Chief Executive Officer and President\n\n(304) 769-1102\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw4m6FHsa-20260930","title":"City Holding Company Appoints Jessica Alsop to Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"CHCO","created":"2026-09-30T16:45:00.143Z","tickers":["CHCO"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"City Holding Company Appoints Jessica Alsop to Board of Directors\n\nCity Holding Company, the “Company” (NASDAQ: CHCO), has appointed Jessica\nAlsop to its Board of Directors. Alsop’s appointment is effective\nimmediately and she will stand for election by the shareholders at the next\nannual meeting scheduled for April 2027. The Board of Directors expects to\nrecommend Alsop as a Class I director, whose terms shall expire at the annual\nmeeting of shareholders in 2030.\n\nAfter receiving her undergraduate degree from West Virginia University, she\nearned a Juris Doctor from WVU College of Law and an LL.M. in Taxation from\nNew York University School of Law.\n\nAlsop has served as West Virginia University Health System’s senior vice\npresident and chief legal officer since 2019. She joined WVU Health System in\n2015 and previously served as assistant vice president and senior corporate\ncounsel. Prior to this, she worked as in-house counsel for Noble Energy and in\nprivate practice for 12 years with Jackson Kelly, where she served on the\nExecutive Committee and as the chair of Recruiting Committee.\n\n“We are thrilled to welcome Jessica to our board of directors,” said City\nHolding Company Chairman of the Board Dallas Kayser. “Her exceptional legal\nexpertise, corporate governance experience and commitment to community\nleadership align with City’s values and bring an insightful perspective to\nour boardroom.”\n\nAlsop serves her community in many ways, including her current role as vice\nchair of the Board of Directors at The Education Alliance. Previously, she has\nserved on the Board of Directors of United Way of Monongalia & Preston\nCounties and Children’s Therapy Clinic, as well as the Board of Trustees of\nthe University of Charleston.\n\nCity Holding Company is a $6.8 billion bank holding Company headquartered in\nCharleston, WV. City Holding Company is the parent company of City National\nBank of West Virginia. City National operates 95 branches across West\nVirginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930945114/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930945114/en/)\n\nFor Further Information Contact:\n\nCharles R. 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