Kenneth Kelly
Chairman and CEO First Independence Bank
In February 2017, Kenneth Kelly was named the chairman and CEO of First Independence Bank, where he has served the team in different capacities. Kelly is also the chairman of MAC Leasing, First Independence Bank’s majority-owned subsidiary. Kelly previously spent 30 years with Southern Company, holding positions in engineering, human resources, supply chain management, commercial and industrial sales, business development, and mergers and acquisitions as a negotiator. From 2018–2020, Kelly served on the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.
Kelly holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and an MBA from the University of Alabama.