New COO and CFO at BBNC as Scott Torrison retires after 18 years

Bristol Bay Native Corporation is replacing both its operations chief and its finance chief. Scott Torrison, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will retire May 1, 2027, after 18 years with the corporation, and Ryan York, BBNC's former chief financial officer, will succeed him as executive vice president and COO. The two have begun working together and will keep collaborating until Torrison leaves.

The finance job is already filled. Logan Birch became senior vice president and chief financial officer in early August. He was president of Alaska Growth Capital, a BBNC majority-owned company, and before that held finance positions at Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and spent a decade in commercial banking at Wells Fargo. He is transitioning responsibilities with York over the coming months.

"These transitions reflect BBNC's ongoing emphasis on thoughtful succession planning and organizational resilience," said Jason Metrokin, BBNC president and CEO. Metrokin said Torrison's leadership had shaped the corporation's success for nearly two decades.

BBNC was established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 and is one of Alaska's regional Native corporations.

The account above comes from BBNC's announcement Monday, which contains no outside comment.