Tom Wayne

Chief Executive Officer

Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business, MBA

Appalachian State University, BS Finance

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, BS Accounting

Tom Wayne is Chief Executive Officer at Bank of Oak Ridge.

Tom joined Bank of Oak Ridge in April 2000 as Chief Financial Officer and later held the positions of Chief Operating Officer and President. Tom has more than 30 years of experience in banking and financial services with Bank of Oak Ridge, High Point Bank, Hillsborough Savings Bank, and KPMG.

Tom is a North Carolina Certified Public Accountant and AICPA Certified Global Management Accountant. Tom is a graduate of and was a long-time faculty member for the NCBA School of Banking. He has also served as adjunct faculty for undergraduate and master’s level classes at UNCG’s Bryan School of Business and Economics. He currently serves as an Advisory Council Member for UNCG’s Bryan School of Business and Economics MBA program and was one of four founders of Buffalo Creek Running Company, a Greensboro nonprofit supporting BackPack Beginnings and Greensboro Urban Ministry.

The Triad Business Journal voted Tom a CFO of the Year finalist in 2011. Then in 2015, the Triad Business Journal named him a Financial Executive of the Year, and a Most Admired CEO in 2017.

Tom is an accomplished marathon runner and enjoys spending time with his family.