Kentucky First Federal Bancorp Announces Walter G. Ecton, Jr. Has Been Elected Chairman Of The Board

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (NASDAQ:KFFB), the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky and First Federal Savings and Loan of Hazard, has announced that R. Clay Hulette has been selected to the company's board of directors. He will serve until the company's annual meeting, to be held on November 14, 2024, at which time he will run for a two-year term to complete the unexpired term of the retried Tony Whitaker.

Mr. Hulette is currently a member of the Board of Directors of First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky and has served in that capacity since 2012. Mr. Hulette was employed at First Federal in 1997 and served as Vice President and Treasurer until 2007, at which point he was named President of First Federal. Mr. Hulette also served as Chief Financial Officer of Kentucky First Federal Bancorp beginning at its inception in 2005. Mr. Hulette retired from the bank and company on January 1, 2024. Mr. Hulette's spouse, Teresa Hulette, serves as Executive Vice President of First Federal.

Walter G. Ecton, Jr., has been elected Chairman of the Board of Kentucky First Federal Bancorp. Mr. Ecton has been a director of the company since its inception in 2005. Mr. Ecton is also a director of First Federal Savings and Loan of Hazard, a position he has held since 2004. Mr. Ecton is engaged in the private practice of law in Richmond, Kentucky.