After more than four decades with Chesapeake Bank, Dianne Hall, Executive Vice President, Head of Retail Banking, and Middle Peninsula Regional Executive, has retired.

Hall joined the bank in February 1980 as a teller in the Mathews branch. She then rose through the ranks and held various positions such as branch manager, loan processing manager, commercial and mortgage lender, and head of loan and deposit operations.

A graduate of the Virginia School of Bank Management at the University of Virginia, Hall attended other leadership courses, as well, including the Executive Leadership Program through the Virginia Bankers Association and the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina. She also served on the Virginia Bankers Retail Executive Committee and the Banker’s Title Board.

During her time with Chesapeake, Hall put in countless hours of service to the Mathews and Gloucester communities. She was a volunteer with Bright Beginnings through the YMCA, board me...