M&T Promotes Dreverman to Business Banking Lead

Dave Dreverman takes over the business banking sales team across Central New York and the Southern Tier from Lee DeAmicis.

Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Openings & Closings

M&T Promotes Dreverman to Business Banking Lead

M&T Bank has promoted Dave Dreverman to senior vice president and business banking regional manager, succeeding Lee DeAmicis, who led the group for more than 20 years. Dreverman will oversee the business banking sales team across Central New York and the Southern Tier.

Why it matters

The change puts a new leader over one of M&T's core regional sales operations in Syracuse and surrounding counties. Continuity matters for business clients, since the bank is the top Small Business Administration lender in Central New York.

Dreverman, with more than two decades of commercial and retail banking experience, takes over from DeAmicis, who led the group for over 20 years. M&T runs 38 Central New York branches and employs more than 350 people there, and the scale of its operations in the region is not broken down further in the announcement.

The players

M&T Bank

M&T Bank is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York, with a large presence in Central New York.

Dave Dreverman

Dave Dreverman is a banking executive with more than two decades of experience in commercial and retail banking across Central New York.

The details

Dreverman previously served as business banking team leader for Central New York and Binghamton, and earlier worked as a senior branch manager and conversion specialist at M&T as well as at New York Life and NYLIFE Securities. He will focus on client growth, team development and execution of the bank's strategic priorities, and he serves on the board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York.

Dreverman's promotion to senior vice president was announced on November 13, 2026.
M&T contributed more than $1 million to 94 local nonprofits during 2025.

Market Landscape

M&T's position as the top SBA lender in Central New York makes its business banking group a key competitive asset in the region's small-business lending market. Leadership changes in this unit signal how the bank intends to defend that lead against other regional lenders.

Small-business owners in Central New York who bank with M&T may see continuity in their relationship team, since the bank is the region's top SBA lender. The announcement does not indicate any change to products, rates or fees for customers.

The takeaway

Business owners working with a regional bank should ask their relationship manager about any changes to their team, since leadership shifts can affect service priorities. Check whether your lender's small-business programs are still a fit as teams are reorganized.