Howard Bank, a growth-focused community bank serving businesses, professionals and individuals in the Greater Baltimore area, announced today that Terry Weber will assume the newly created position of Chief Accounting Officer, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer for Howard Bank. As Chief Accounting Officer, Weber will oversee strengthening the accounting and finance teams, make sure that SOX controls are appropriately documented and running effectively, and additionally evaluate how well Howard Bank is optimizing their capabilities of their core Fiserv general ledger.

“I’m excited to have an individual with Terry’s background and skills as a member of the Howard Bank team,” said Bob Carpenter, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Howard Bank. “Terry’s arrival is an important first step as we transform our accounting / finance function to more efficiently and effectively meet the needs of the organization.”

Weber got his foot in the accounting world in 1994, where he worked as a Senior Associate Auditor at KPMG LLP in Sacramento until 1997. From 1997 to 1999, Weber worked as the Accounting Manager for SPL World Group Consulting in San Francisco. After that, Weber worked at Providian Financial Corporation from 1999-2005 where he had stints working as the Financial Reporting Manager and Director of Financial Reporting. After Providian, Weber made the jump to DC where he worked at Fannie Mae as their Director of Financial Reporting and GL Operations from 2005-2007. From 2007-2008, Weber worked as the Assistant Controller of MMA Capital Management in Baltimore. After that, Weber worked at Eagle Bancorp from 2008-2020, where he served as Vice President and Director of Financial Reporting, Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller, and Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer.

“I’m very excited to get started at Howard,” said Weber. “I feel like this team is in a perfect position to grow. I think within two years this bank could easily double in size, we have a great team with highly capable people to get that wheel in motion.”

Weber graduated from California State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance. 

About Howard Bancorp, Inc.?? 

Howard Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Howard Bank, a Maryland-chartered trust company operating as a commercial bank. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, Howard Bank operates a general commercial banking business with approximately $2.5 billion consolidated assets through its 15 branches located throughout the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan Area. Additional information about Howard Bancorp, Inc. and Howard Bank is available on the company’s web site at?www.howardbank.com.?