LYNCHBURG, Va., Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”)
(NASDAQ:BOTJ), the parent company of Bank of the James, a full-service commercial and retail bank serving the greater Lynchburg
area (Region 2000), and the Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and Roanoke, Virginia markets, announced today that Phillip C. Jamerson
and A. Douglas Dalton III have been appointed to the Board of Directors of both the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank
of the James (the “Bank”).
“We are thrilled that both Phillip and Douglas have agreed to serve on our board. Both are very successful businessmen
here in our community and have tremendous knowledge of the local economy,” said Robert R. Chapman III, President of the
Company. Chapman continued, “I am looking forward to working with them in the near future.”
Mr. Jamerson, 58, is Co-Owner and CEO of Jamerson Lewis Construction. He is also Vice President and Owner of Jamerson
Building Supply and Jamerson Real Estate. Mr. Jamerson is a 1981 graduate of Virginia Tech and has a B.S. degree in Building
Construction. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Lynchburg Humane Society and
on the Board of Directors for Patrick Henry Family Services. He is a member of the Appomattox Economic Development
Agency.
Mr. Dalton, 36, is Operations Manager for English Construction Company, Inc. He is a 2003 graduate of Virginia Tech and
holds a degree in Business Management. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Boys and Girls Club of Greater
Lynchburg. Mr. Dalton has served on the Altavista Advisory Board for Bank of the James for several years and will be
transferring to the Bank’s Board of Directors.
About the Company
Bank of the James, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc., serves Lynchburg, Charlottesville,
Harrisonburg, Roanoke, and other markets in Virginia. The Bank operates 10 full service locations, two limited service branches,
two loan production offices, and an investment/insurance services division. Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. common stock is
listed under the symbol "BOTJ" on the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC.
The Bank will be opening an office in Appomattox, Virginia in October 2016 and an office in Charlottesville, Virginia in
November 2016.
Contact: J. Todd Scruggs, EVP and Chief Financial Officer tscruggs@bankofthejames.com (434) 455-7511
