Karl Dicker joined Capital Bank, N.A. as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer in 2018.
Karl is a strategic, results driven leader with a proven track record of driving growth, transformation and innovation across business and functional areas. Prior to joining Capital Bank, Karl was Senior Vice President at Capital One Bank where he led Treasury Management Strategy, Marketing & Analytics and served as Head of Enterprise Payments. He spent more than 16 years at Capital One in various roles across the consumer, business and commercial business lines including corporate strategy, operations, sales enablement, business transformation and analysis.
Karl received a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a Masters of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Scot Browning joined Capital Bank as President in April 2002. He has over 30 years of banking experience, with a concentration in commercial lending. He currently oversees the commercial lending department, which has grown from $13 Million to over $550 Million in funded loans, during his tenure. In addition, he manages loan administration and business development. Mr. Browning also serves on the board of Capital Bank and Capital Bancorp, its holding company.
Scot and his team are focused on partnering with customers and tailoring specific solutions to help each individual client achieve their goals, grow their business and create jobs in the local community.
Prior to joining Capital Bank, Mr. Browning was with United Bank, F&M Bank Allegiance and Century National Bank.
Scot is actively involved in local community development and service organizations. Mr. Browning currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Ministries of Rockville (CMR), a non-profit focused on improving the quality of life for the most vulnerable of Montgomery County residents by providing basic services including housing, healthcare, homecare, education, and emergency assistance. He serves on the Rockville Economic Development, Incorporated (REDI), a public-private partnership formed in 1997 by the City of Rockville to strengthen and broaden the city’s economic base through business entrepreneurship. Mr. Browning is also the District Chair and member of Stetson University’s Alumni Board and is a member of the University of Maryland, University College (UMUC) Graduate Financial Management & Accounting Programs Advisory Board. He has served as a member on the Board of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Browning is a graduate of Stetson University with a major in economics and finance. He is married and has 2 children.
Prior to joining Capital Bank, Mr. Lindarev served as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer of American National Bank, where he led the development of a digital bank and Banking-as-a-Service business line. His extensive background also includes leadership roles at Comerica Bank and American Express, focusing on technology operations, data and cybersecurity, and digital innovation.
As CIO, Mr. Lindarev will partner with Capital Bank’s CEO, Executive Management Team, and Board of Directors to spearhead the vision and leadership for the bank’s IT Systems and Infrastructure. His role is pivotal in developing and implementing information technology initiatives that align with the bank’s strategic goals to support innovation and growth. Mr. Lindarev will oversee all areas of technology, including infrastructure operations, information and cybersecurity, enterprise applications/integration, testing, software engineering, and strategic delivery.
Dominic joined Capital Bank as Chief Financial Officer in 2024. He brings a wealth of experience to Capital Bank, having most recently served as EVP and CFO at WSFS Bank while also serving as the Executive Leader of the Cash Connect line of business. Over seven years, he was instrumental in driving the strategic direction of the bank including quadrupling the size of the bank, producing record profits, significantly enhancing technology solutions, and maturing operations. Prior to WSFS, Dominic spent nearly a decade at Barclays Bank, last serving as the line of business CFO for the US Credit Card business. Dominic has also previously worked at Advanta Bank and Arthur Andersen Consulting.
Dominic is a CFA Charter holder and received both a Bachelor of Science in Finance and an Executive MBA in Strategy and Leadership from Villanova University.
Mr. Poynot joined Capital Bank in October 2022 as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and has over 25 years of experience in business development, data and financial analysis, risk management, strategic planning, operations and information management, and technology delivery. Mr. Poynot previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of F&M Trust from February 2022 to September 2022. In this role he had the management responsibility for Commercial & Retail Banking, Information Technology, Deposit & Loan Operations, Project Management, and Facilities. Prior to this role, Mr. Poynot served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Howard Bank. Mr. Poynot served Howard Bank in various roles for over 17 years, including serving as Chief Credit Officer for the bank and spent a period of time building out the commercial banking infrastructure for Howard Bank with the creation of the Credit department as well as the Client Services Support Team. Currently, he is responsible for managing day to day operations of the company, directly managing the divisional leaders for sales, credit, branch, product, and operations. Mr. Poynot earned a Master of Business Administration from Loyola University and is a graduate of the University of Baltimore with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.
Edward Barry joined Capital Bank as Chief Executive Officer in 2012. Since that time, Capital Bank has rapidly expanded throughout the DC area and into Baltimore.
Under Edward, Capital Bank has consistently been recognized as one of the top performing banks in the U.S. In 2014, Capital Bank won Product Innovation of the year in payments by Retail Bankers International. In 2015 was named to the Future 50 by SmartCEO magazine. Our growth and accolades are testament to the workability and success of our consultative approach to banking.
Prior to joining Capital Bank, Edward held senior positions at Capital One Bank, Bank of America, and E&Y/Capgemini. On a more personal level, Edward believes in giving back, and is on the board of the Mid Atlantic Chapter of The Make-A-Wish Foundation.
“It all comes down to delivering on our promise of exceptional customer service — working with our business customers as partners, as champions for their continued success.”
Steve has nearly 30 years of banking experience and recently joined Capital Bank in 2019. In addition to overseeing the audit function and IT for Capital Bank, he is responsible for the financial management of the Holding Company and the Bank.
Prior to his tenure, Steve was the Chief Financial Officer at Paragon Bank and Chief Accounting Officer at Capital Bank Financial Corporation, working to help develop strategies to maximize shareholder value. He also spent time as an Audit Manager at McGladrey. He serves as an Executive Board Member and Director of Finance for the Boy Scouts of America and holds a degree in Accounting from North Carolina State University.
Melissa is the President & CEO of Capital Bank and has been with the Bank for over a decade. She is responsible for overseeing all of the banks’ operations and long-term strategy.
Melissa and her team of Commercial Account Service specialists are dedicated to designing cash management solutions for the Bank’s business customers. Through the Bank’s partnership with RiskScout, Melissa and her team help to provide a first-class onboarding and client experience that reduces the time to open an account from weeks to a matter of hours.
Riddick joined Capital Bank in 2011 and leads the Bank’s Government Guaranteed Lending division. Providing strategic and business development oversight, Riddick is responsible for all SBA and USDA front-end loan production, including pricing, creative structuring, product diversity and strategic partnerships.
Riddick and his team have helped provide over $1 billion in loans to more than 500 entities. Riddick’s primary niche has been within the solar electric power generation space through USDA’s Rural Energy of America Program (REAP). Riddick graduated from North Carolina State University and has over 20 years of experience in the banking industry.
