Raleigh, N.C. - North State Bank executive vice president and chief credit officer Gerry Rogers announced that Walker Farish has been named senior vice president and credit administration officer for North State Bank.
"As our bank grows, we are adding people who help contribute to the success of our company," said Rogers. "Walker brings solid knowledge and experience of credit administration, and I know he will assist us this critical division of the bank."
Farish has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry. He began his career following graduation from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Relations. Farish comes to North State Bank from RBC Centura Bank in Rocky Mount, NC, where he served as senior manager of small business credit. A native of Wake Forest, he and his wife live in Rocky Mount, and have two children. Farish is an active member of Church of the Good Shepherd in Rocky Mount, as well as the YMCA.
Founded in 2000, North State is a full-service community bank, serving Wake County through five full-services offices and New Hanover County through one loan production office. Plans are being developed for a full-service office to be located at 16 W. Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, where a lease has been signed.
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North State Bancorp is listed on the OTC electronic bulletin board under the symbol "NSBC."
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This news release contains forward-looking statements. The actual results might differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for various reasons, including our ability to manage growth, our limited operating history, substantial changes in financial markets, regulatory changes, changes in interest rates, loss of deposits and loan demand to other savings and financial institutions, and changes in real estate values and the real estate market. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in the Company's SEC filings, including its periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, copies of which are available upon request from the Company.
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