Edward M. Nigro
Executive Chairman of GBank Financial Holdings Inc.,
Executive Chairman of Bank of George, Nominating Committee Chairman
Edward M. Nigro, the Executive Chairman of GBank Financial Holdings Inc. and the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank of George, has been actively engaged in the development, ownership and operation of real estate in Las Vegas since 1979 and as an investor and manager in healthcare and diversified business enterprises since 1984. Nigro Associates, his construction firm, has developed and constructed commercial and residential projects in Nevada, Arizona, Louisiana, Oregon, and California. Mr. Nigro is the President of Omega Industries, Inc., an investment management firm. Mr. Nigro served as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Western Alliance Bancorporation (a New York Stock Exchange multibank holding company with over $4 billion in assets) and BankWest of Nevada since their inception in 1995 and 1994, respectively, until his resignation in July 2006. Mr. Nigro served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the First Tee of Monterey County, and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, and as a member of the Advisory Board of Habitat for Humanity, Las Vegas. From 1993 through its sale in 1996, he was a principal stockholder and the chief executive officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of Prime Holdings, Inc., which was then the largest privately-held healthcare delivery concern in Nevada. Previously, he held numerous senior management positions at Del Webb Corporation, including chief operations officer and director for that company’s six hotel-casino properties, with annual revenues in excess of $400 million.
Mr. Nigro has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Elsinore Corporation (owner of the Four Queens Hotel & Casino) and of Sierra Nevada Gaming Corporation. Mr. Nigro has also been active in numerous philanthropic organizations, including Boy Scouts of America, the United Way Casino Campaign Division (as its Chairman), the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce (as its Vice President and Board of Directors member,) the Nevada Resort Association (as a Director and a member of its Executive Committee,) the Variety Club of Las Vegas (as its Chairman,) and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Mr. Nigro is a graduate of Holy Cross College. He has also served as a Commissioned Officer with the United States Air Force, where he was awarded the Air Medal for Combat Missions in Vietnam, two commendation medals for Meritorious Service, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and other medals and awards.