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Oak Valley Community Bank Elects New Director
| Source: Oak Valley Community Bank
OAKDALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 17, 2007 -- Ronald C. Martin, CEO of Oak Valley Community
Bank, (OTCBB : OVYB ) announced the appointment of Chris Courtney to the
Board of Directors. The existing members of the Board of Directors approved
Courtney's appointment at their regular meeting on January 16, 2007.
Courtney is the President of Oak Valley Community Bank and has been in this
position since 2004. Following the announcement, Courtney commented, "I am
honored by the appointment and take very seriously the bank's obligation to
its customers, shareholders and employees. "I have had the good fortune of
growing with the bank and witnessing, first-hand, our impact on the
communities we serve and the value we have created for our shareholders."
Courtney previously served as the bank's Chief Credit Officer and Chief
Operating Officer. He joined the bank over 10 years ago as a commercial
lending officer, not long after the bank opened its second branch.
"Chris has been a part of the bank since the early days and is a natural
board addition and part of the bank's succession planning process which
permeates through the bank's ranks," stated Ron Martin, CEO.
Courtney, a Turlock native, now lives in Oakdale with his wife Kristi and
two daughters. He is a member of Oakdale Rotary Club, the California State
University Stanislaus Business Advisory Board and a board member for
Habitat for Humanity of Stanislaus County. He enjoys golf and is an avid
cyclist.
Courtney earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Masters in Business
Administration from California State University, Sacramento. He is also a
graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of
Washington.
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 are also nearing
completion on the restoration of the Historic First National Bank building
in Oakdale.