PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Charles J. Baird has retired from the Board of Directors of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., Chairman, President and CEO Mark A. Gooch has announced.

The retirement was effective Jan. 3.

Baird was named to the Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Board of Directors in 1987 and has served in that role faithfully for 37 years. He was Chairman of the Corporate Retirement and Employee Benefit Committee for many years and served on the Executive Committee of the Corporate Board of Directors.

“We wish Charles and his wife Kitty the very best in his retirement from our Board of Directors,” said Mr. Gooch. “Charles provided sound judgment and advice to our Board for many years.”

Baird will remain very active in his role as President of Baird & Baird, P.S.C. in Pikeville, a law firm founded in 1947.

Community Trust Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., with assets of $6.2 billion, is headquartered in Pikeville and has 72 banking locations across eastern, northeastern, central, and south central Kentucky, six banking locations in southern West Virginia, three banking locations in Tennessee, four trust offices across Kentucky, and one trust office in Tennessee.