CVG’s Candace McGraw passes state chamber gavel to Henderson banker Scott Davis


Scott Davis, chairman and chief executive officer of Field & Main Bank, has been elected to serve as chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce for the 2025 term. Davis succeeds Candace McGraw, CEO of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, whose term expired on September 30.

Scott Davis, new Kentucky Chamber chair, Candace McGraw, outgoing chair, and Ashli Watts, president and CEO (Photo provided)

Davis brings decades of experience as a banker and executive as chairman and CEO of Field & Main Bank, a Kentucky-charted community bank headquartered in Davis’s hometown, Henderson. He became chairman and CEO in 2006 when the company was known as Ohio Valley Bank. Throughout his tenure, he has led the company through a merger, an insurance company acquisition, and a company renaming and rebranding. His leadership has helped grow the company’s size and footprint to five banking centers in Kentucky and one in Indiana.

Davis has served on the Kentucky Chamber Board of Directors for many years and serves several community organizations, including Henderson Leadership Initiative and the Welborn Baptist Foundation.

“Scott’s extensive experience in community banking and his proven leadership at Field & Main Bank make him an invaluable asset to the Chamber,” said Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts. “Our organization is looking forward to the accomplishments we will achieve in the next year with him as chair.”

“I’m honored to serve as the chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and look forward to the year ahead,” said Davis. “As a community banker, I look forward to leveraging my experience to support the Chamber’s mission of advancing Kentucky’s business climate. Together, we’ll work to foster economic growth and create opportunities that benefit the Commonwealth.”

Among 15 newly elected directors of the state chamber is Garren Colvin, President and CEO, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood.

See a full listing of all board members at kychamber.com.


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