Contact Information: Contact: Ron Martin/Chris Courtney Phone: (209) 848-2265 www.ovcb.com
Oak Valley Community Bank Announces Executive Management Team Promotions
| Source: Oak Valley Community Bank
OAKDALE, CA--(Marketwire - January 9, 2008) - Ronald C. Martin, CEO, and Christopher M.
Courtney, President, of Oak Valley Community Bank (OTCBB : OVYB ), announced
the promotion of several members of the Bank's management team and the
subsequent expansion of Oak Valley's Executive Management Team.
Signaling the bank's emphasis on full service relationship banking is the
promotion of Senior Vice Presidents, Dave Harvey and Wendy Burth, to that
of Executive Vice President of Commercial and Retail banking, respectively.
In Credit Administration, Mike Rodrigues, Chief Credit Officer, has been
elevated from Senior Vice President to Executive Vice President. Rick
McCarty, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
has been promoted to EVP & Chief Administrative Officer in recognition of
his oversight of the bank's mission critical functions. McCarty will
remain the bank's CFO.
Harvey, as commercial banking group head, oversees all Oak Valley
commercial loan relationships through the bank's commercial lending staff.
He is responsible for development of commercial loans and deposits
throughout the Bank. Harvey has been with the Bank since 2002.
Burth, as the bank's retail banking group lead, has oversight of the Bank's
branch network and is responsible for growing retail loan and deposit
relationships through an expanded consumer product line and continued
delivery of Oak Valley's signature old-fashioned personal service. She has
been with the Bank since 2005.
Chief Credit Officer, Mike Rodrigues, has been working in a commercial
lending capacity since joining Oak the Bank in 1997. He has been the Bank's
Chief Credit Officer since 2006.
In announcing the appointments, Oak Valley Community Bank President Chris
Courtney stated, "We are incredibly fortunate to have such great leaders at
the helm of our company. These promotions reflect the integral roles Rick,
Dave, Wendy, and Mike play at our Bank. I could not ask for more talented,
committed and effective colleagues."
Established in 1991, Oak Valley Community Bank offers a variety of loan and
deposit products dedicated to serving the needs of individuals and small
businesses. The Bank currently operates through 12 convenient locations:
Oakdale, Sonora, Turlock, Stockton, Patterson, Ripon, Escalon, two branches
in Modesto, and three branches in their Eastern Sierra Division, which
includes Bridgeport, Mammoth Lakes and Bishop. They recently opened a new
full-service branch on March Lane in Stockton.
For more information on Oak Valley Community Bank, call 1-866-844-7500 or
visit us online at www.ovcb.com.