MCLEAN, Va., April 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SONA) ("Southern National") announced today that
Jeffrey H. Culver has been appointed
President and Chief Operating Officer of Southern National,
effective May 7, 2018.
Georgia Derrico, Executive
Chairman of Southern National, stated, "We are very pleased to have
Jeff join Southern National. I am confident Jeff's leadership
experience will further our company as we position ourselves for
continued growth and success. Joe
Shearin, CEO of Southern National, has known him for over
eight years and his depth and breadth of experience in the banking
industry will be a valuable addition to our team."
Mr. Culver is enthusiastic about his new role at Southern
National and commented, "I am thrilled to be joining the Southern
National team and excited to help it continue its mission of not
just building a bigger bank - but a better one for its customers,
employees, shareholders, and communities."
Mr. Culver has more than 25 years of experience in the banking
industry. Mr. Culver most recently served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of Access National
Bank. Mr. Culver served as Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of Middleburg Financial Corporation
until its merger with Access National Corporation in 2017.
Mr. Culver holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ursinus College and Master of Arts degree in
economics from American University.
About Southern National
Southern National is the bank holding company for Sonabank, a
Virginia state chartered bank
which commenced operations on April 14, 2005. Sonabank
provides a range of financial services to individuals and small and
medium sized businesses. As of December 31, 2017, Southern
National had $2.06 billion in
total loans, $2.61 billion in
total assets, $1.87 billion in
total deposits and $322.8 million in total stockholders'
equity. At December 31, 2017, Sonabank had thirty-eight
full-service retail branches in Virginia, located in the counties of
Chesterfield (2), Essex (2), Fairfax (Reston, McLean and Fairfax), Gloucester (2), Hanover (3), King
William, Lancaster,
Middlesex (3), New Kent, Northumberland (3), Southampton, Surry, Sussex, and in Charlottesville, Clifton Forge, Colonial Heights, Front Royal, Hampton, Haymarket, Leesburg, Middleburg, New
Market, Newport News,
Richmond, South Riding, Warrenton, and Williamsburg, and seven full-service retail
branches in Maryland, in
Rockville, Shady Grove,
Bethesda, Upper Marlboro, Brandywine, Owings and Huntingtown.
Contact: R. Roderick
Porter, Executive Vice Chairman
Phone: 202-464-1130
ext. 2406
Fax:
202-464-1134
Southern National
Bancorp, NASDAQ Symbol SONA
Website:
www.sonabank.com
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Contact: Joe A.
Shearin, CEO
Phone:
804-528-4752
Southern National
Bancorp, NASDAQ Symbol SONA
Website:
www.sonabank.com
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