KILMARNOCK, Va., Dec. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of Lancaster (the "Bank"), an affiliate of Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. (OTCQB: BAYK) announces promotion.
Randal R. Greene, President and CEO of Bank of Lancaster and Bay Banks of Virginia, announced that the Bank's Board of Directors has promoted Susan S. Pittman to the office of Chief Lending Officer.
Pittman, as Chief Lending Officer, manages all commercial lending for the Bank, to include not only the Northern Neck but Middlesex and Richmond; and she will chair the Bank's Management Loan Committee.
A native of Lancaster County and a graduate of Lancaster High School, Pittman joined the Commercial Lending Department of the Bank of Lancaster in 2002. She was promoted to Commercial Lending Officer in May 2005. Pittman was elevated to the office of Assistant Vice President in December 2005 and Vice President in December 2007. In 2012, the Board promoted her to Senior Vice President; and she was given the responsibility of managing the Bank's Commercial Loan Department.
Pittman earned a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the College of William and Mary. Prior to returning home to the Northern Neck, she worked in the Business Assurance Services division of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and KPMG in Hampton Roads. Since joining the Bank, Pittman has attended several Virginia Bankers Association courses. In August 2007, she graduated from the Virginia Bankers Association School of Bank Management at the University of Virginia.
Active in her community, Pittman serves as Chair of the River Counties Community Foundation Board and is the Ex officio – past president of the Lancaster By the Bay Chamber of Commerce. She has a vested commitment to the youth of the area and expresses this as a member of the Northern Neck Kiwanis Satellite Club, a service organization devoted to assisting area children; as a member of the Lancaster County School Improvement Committee; as Vice President of the Lancaster Middle School PTA; and as an active volunteer with the Youth Club of Lancaster County and Lancaster County Little League.
Pittman and her husband Travis reside in Kilmarnock with their son, Eli.
Douglas F. Jenkins, Jr., the Bank's Chief Operating Officer, stated, "This promotion recognizes the outstanding job that Susan has been doing in managing our Commercial Lending Department and the leadership she has provided over the years as a key member of the Bank's lending team. Both the Board and our management team have a great deal of confidence in Susan's abilities as evidenced by her promotion. Our Bank is growing, our market is expanding, and we are excited to have Susan lead our lending activity as we move forward and continue to explore growth opportunities."
About Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc.
Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. is the bank holding company for Bank of Lancaster and Bay Trust Company. Founded in 1930, Bank of Lancaster is a state-chartered community bank headquartered in Kilmarnock, Virginia. With eight banking offices located throughout the Northern Neck region and in Middlesex County, and three banking offices in Richmond, Virginia, the bank serves businesses, professionals and consumers with a wide variety of financial services, including retail and commercial banking, investment services, and mortgage banking. Bay Trust Company provides management services for personal and corporate trusts, including estate planning, estate settlement and trust administration.
For further information, contact Randal R. Greene, President and Chief Executive Officer, at 800-435-1140 or inquiries@baybanks.com.
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