DIXON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
First Northern Bank (FNRN: OTCQB), is pleased to announce the promotion
of Jeremiah Z. Smith to the position of Senior Executive Vice
President/Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer, effective
October 15, 2014.
Jeremiah Smith, Senior Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer (Photo: Business Wire)
In this position, Jeremiah is responsible for bankwide branch and
deposit operations, financial operating results, information security,
oversight of the human resources function, and regulatory compliance. He
will also be a voting member of Management Loan Committee.
Jeremiah has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of First Northern since the end of 2010. He joined the Bank in
2003, was named Assistant Controller in 2005, and was promoted to Senior
Vice President and Corporate Controller, a position he held until 2010.
“Jeremiah’s leadership skills as CFO have allowed him to successfully
take on additional responsibilities and demonstrate strong
problem-solving abilities during one of the toughest economic
environments in recent history,” President & CEO Louise Walker said in
announcing the promotion.
Jeremiah is a member of the California Bankers Association's State
Government Relations Committee, a member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Rotary Club of West
Sacramento, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the United
Way California Capital Region.
Jeremiah received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with
a concentration in Finance from California State University, Sacramento.
He is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the state of
California. In 2008, Jeremiah graduated from the Pacific Coast Banking
School at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Raised in Dixon, Jeremiah now calls West Sacramento home, where he lives
with his wife and four children.
About First Northern Bank
First Northern Bank, an independent community bank headquartered in
Solano County since 1910, serves Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer and
the west slope of El Dorado County. First Northern has nine branches
located in Dixon, Davis, West Sacramento, Fairfield, Vacaville, Winters,
Woodland, Roseville and Auburn. The Bank has a full-service Trust
Department in Sacramento, and in April 2013, it opened a commercial
lending office in Walnut Creek. First Northern Bank also offers 24/7
real estate mortgage loans, SBA Loans (Preferred Lender), and non-FDIC
insured Investment and Brokerage Services at each branch location. In
addition, the Bank has a Real Estate Mortgage Loan office located in
Davis, and real estate loan representatives are available to meet
customers at any of the Bank’s branches by appointment. The Bank
specializes in relationship banking and employs experts in the area of
small business, commercial, agribusiness, and real estate lending, as
well as wealth management, and is rated as a “Superior” 5-Star Bank by
BauerFinancial Inc. (www.bauerfinancial.com).
The Bank can be found on the Web at www.thatsmybank.com,
on Facebook
and on LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may include certain "forward-looking statements"
about First Northern Community Bancorp (the "Company"). These
forward-looking statements are based on management's current
expectations and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and changes
in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these
expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business,
competitive, market and regulatory factors. More detailed information
about these risk factors is contained in the Company's most recent
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K,
10-Q and 8-K, each as it may be amended from time to time, which
identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. The financial information contained in this release should
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto included in the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-K
and Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising
after the date on which they are made. For further information regarding
the Company, please read the Company's reports filed with the SEC and
available at www.sec.gov.
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FIRST NORTHERN BANK
Kimberly A. DeBra, 707-678-3041
EVP/Corporate
Communications
Source: First Northern Bank