Matt Packard is chairman of the board of Central Bank, a 2-billion-dollar community bank in Provo, Utah. He has served in this role since 2004. Prior to his current position, Mr. Packard was president and chief executive officer of Central Bank until his retirement in 2020. Mr. Packard began his banking career in 1976 as a bank teller and has served in a variety of positions throughout his career, including chief lending officer, and as a member of the Executive, Management and Asset Liability committees.
Mr. Packard is a strong advocate for the banking community and served as chairman of the Utah Bankers Association, Western Independent Bankers Association, and Friends of Traditional Banking, a super PAC with the aim of improving the political and regulatory environment for the banking industry. Mr. Packard also served as a member of the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) Board of Directors and Grassroots Committee, Utah Department of Financial Institutions Advisory Committee, and Federal Reserve Bank’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council Committee.
Mr. Packard has served six years on the Springville City Council and is presently serving as mayor. He currently serves as a trustee of Intermountain Healthcare Corporate Board on its Investment Committee and chairman of its Finance Committee. Previously, he was involved with the Springville Chamber of Commerce, Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, and United Way.
Mr. Packard graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah in 1978 with a degree in Business Management and from the Pacific Coast Banking School, Bellevue, Washington in 1985.