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Community National Bank (CNB) (OTCBB: CNBNY), Long Island�s fastest growing commercial community bank, announced today that Jay McConie has been named SVP and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McConie has been with CNB for the last year and was previously the Corporate Controller for the bank overseeing all aspects of the financial operations of the organization including: financial and regulatory reporting, budgeting and the treasury function of the bank. Most recently, Mr. McConie was responsible for the preparation of materials related to the Bank�s $20 million dollar secondary capital raising that began on July 30, 2008 and is currently ongoing. Prior to joining CNB, Mr. McConie was Vice President - Financial Reporting for North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. Prior to his employment at North Fork, Mr. McConie held several financial management positions at public corporations. Mr. McConie is a CPA and began his career as a manager in the Financial Services Group of KPMG. Mr. McConie replaces Paul Hagan who will be leaving the bank to pursue other opportunities. Stuart Lubow, Chairman and CEO of the bank, stated, �I thank Mr. Hagan for his service and wish him success in his future endeavors.� In addition, Mr. Lubow indicated that �I am pleased that such an accomplished and capable professional as Jay McConie will become a part of the CNB senior management team and I believe he will continue to be a significant contributor to the bank�s success.� Community National Bank is a full service Commercial Bank headquartered in Great Neck New York. CNB is a Member of the FDIC and is an Equal Housing/Equal Opportunity Lender. For more information about Community National Bank contact Stuart H. Lubow, Chairman, President & CEO at 516-498-9111 or visit the Bank�s website at WWW.CNBNY.COM.