MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SONA) ("Southern National") announced today that
Jeffrey L. Karafa has been appointed
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southern
National, effective September 19,
2018.
Georgia Derrico, Executive
Chairman of Southern National, stated "I am excited to welcome Jeff
to the Southern National leadership team as CFO. We believe
his experience in the banking industry in our market area makes him
an excellent choice to lead our financial operations."
"I look forward to helping Southern National build on its growth
and am committed to putting my expertise to work to help the
company achieve enhanced results for its employees and
shareholders," said Mr. Karafa.
Mr. Karafa has more than 31 years of financial experience in the
banking industry as well as in accounting. He most recently
served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
The National Capital Bank of Washington, in Washington, D.C. Mr. Karafa was Senior
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations of
Fidelity Bank and Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. in Dearborn, Michigan from 1994 until 2012.
Mr. Karafa holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in
Accounting from University of Michigan—Flint and a Master of
Business Administration from University of Detroit—Mercy.
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 June 30,
2018, Southern National had $2.2 billion in total loans, $2.7 billion in total assets, $1.98 billion in total deposits and
$334.5 million in total
stockholders' equity. At June 30,
2018, 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, located 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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