GAINESVILLE, Ga., May 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Richard A. Hunt, President and CEO of GB&T Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:GBTB), a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Gainesville (GA), has been named to Atlanta Business Chronicle's Who's Who in Banking and Finance. Hunt was one of nine organizing directors and was President and CEO of GB&T's lead bank, Gainesville Bank & Trust, when the bank first opened for business in February 1988. He continues to serve as the bank's CEO.
A graduate of Georgia State University and the Graduate School of Banking of the South at LSU, Hunt has more than 40 years of commercial banking experience, beginning his career with the First National Bank of Atlanta. Mr. Hunt has also completed the University of Tennessee Executive Development Program and certificate programs at the American Institute of Banking (AIB).
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Bankers Association and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Community Bankers Association of Georgia, the Northeast Georgia Chapter of Bank Administration Institute and is past trustee of the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University.
About GB&T Bancshares, Inc.
Based in Gainesville, Georgia, GB&T Bancshares, Inc. is a multi-bank holding company operating seven community banks: Gainesville Bank & Trust, United Bank & Trust, Community Trust Bank, HomeTown Bank of Villa Rica, First National Bank of the South, First National Bank of Gwinnett and Mountain State Bank. GB&T Bancshares' common stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "GBTB." Visit the Company's website www.gbtbancshares.com for additional information about GB&T.