Tammy Natekina

Tammy Natekina Named Assistant Vice President

Tammy Natekina has been promoted to AVB Bank Assistant Vice President. She will serve as the Branch Manager of AVB’s South Elm Branch, located at 6401 South Elm Place in Broken Arrow. With over 25 years of banking experience, including branch management, bank operations, and retail sales, Natekina has been with AVB Bank for over 17 years. As Branch Manager, Natekina plays an integral role in the day-to-day operations of the branch, including supervision of branch retail staff and oversight of branch operations.

Ben Dejene, Senior Vice President and Retail Banking Director, on the promotion of Natekina, “I have been fortunate to work with Tammy for several years, and to see her growth and professional advancement is especially fulfilling.” Dejene continued, “Tammy has worked incredibly hard to be in the position she is today. She plays a key role in the daily operations of the branch, as well as serving and connecting with our customers and community.”


Who is Tammy Natekina?

Natekina was born in Ukraine and grew up in Russia. She attended school in Russia before moving to America to begin her banking journey. Natekina and her husband, Alex, have been married for almost 40 years and have three children.

Natekina on her promotion and tenure at AVB Bank, “Throughout my 17 years working at AVB, I can say this is the best place I have ever worked. The owners, management, and the whole AVB team care about their customers and their employees.” Natekina continued, “I am humbled and proud to be a representative of AVB, and I look forward to connecting further with customers.”

Who is AVB Bank?

Founded in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, in 1905, AVB Bank is a sixth-generation family-owned community bank with locations in Tulsa and Broken Arrow. The Bank offers a variety of competitive deposit and lending solutions for businesses and individuals, including checking and sweep accounts, mortgage lending, commercial and small business loans and lines of credit, commercial real estate finance loans, credit cards, merchant services, remote deposit capture, as well as mobile and online services including bill payment, mobile deposit, small business mobile deposit and cash management.