Carver State Bank President Bob James was featured as the keynote speaker at the Savannah Morning News' Business in Savannah luncheon. James has had the longest tenure at a single bank of any bank president in the state of Georgia, with 44 years of service. The bank, which was founded by Louis B. Toomer in 1927, is also the oldest bank headquartered in Savannah. “I grew up in an environment that had an enormous appreciation for the value of education and training as well as community involvement, so we’ve tried to incorporate those values into the culture and routine operation strategy of Carver State Bank,” James said.