DBCF Virtual Symposium

Clayton Legear President and CEO Merchants & Marine Bank (M&M Bank)

Clayton Legear is President & Chief Executive Officer of Pascagoula-based Merchants & Marine Bank (M&M Bank) and the bank’s Holding Company, Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc. Clayton joined M&M Bank in 2011 and has served in a variety of roles since that time including: Vice President - Compliance Manager, Senior Vice President - Chief Risk Officer, Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer and President.  Prior to joining M&M Bank Clayton served as a Federal Financial Institution Examiner & Deposit Insurance Claims Specialist with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Clayton is passionate about community banking and community building. He enjoys leveraging his diverse experience and unique perspective to support continual improvement within M&M Bank, to serve the communities M&M Bank calls home and to advocate for the community banking industry as a whole. A native of Webb, Alabama, Clayton holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Administration from Troy University, where he graduated with honors.  He is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University.  Clayton is an alumnus of Leadership Jackson County and of Leadership Mississippi. He has also been recognized as one of the Top 10 Business Leaders Under 40 by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce. Clayton is actively involved in numerous civic, charitable and professional organizations, including:  the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce (Chairman of the Board), Gulf Coast Business Council (Director), United Way of Jackson and George County (Vice President / Treasurer), Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce (Board of Advisors), Pascagoula Rotary Club, East Central Men’s Club and the Mississippi Bankers Association.  In hi s free time, Clayton enjoys spending time with his wife Megan and three sons Jackson, Sawyer, & Tucker.  His hobbies include guitar, woodworking and golf.