Springfield joins Southern First
November 10, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Southern First Bank, announced that Trish Springfield has joined the bank as Executive Vice President, Retail Banking.
Springfield has 22 years of retail banking experience. Prior to joining Southern First, she served 5 years as Executive Vice President of Retail at Palmetto Bancshares (now United Community Bank) as well as 5 years with South Financial Group (now TD Bank). She also spent 12 years with National Bank of Commerce (now SunTrust) and NCBS, a national retail bank consulting and sales group working with banks, credit unions and large retailers. Springfield is also a tenured faculty member of both the Barret School of Banking in Memphis, TN, as well as the South Carolina Bankers Association Banking School in Greenwood, SC.
Springfield graduated from Christian Brothers University with a BS in Marketing, Finance and Economics and is a graduate of the Mid-South School of Banking (now Barret School of Banking). In addition, she was named NAIA Academic All American in Basketball.
“Trish has extensive experience in the banking industry, and we believe that her leadership and performance will add significant depth to our executive team,” stated Art Seaver, Chief Executive Officer of the company. “
About Southern First Bancshares
Southern First Bancshares, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina is a registered bank holding company incorporated under the laws of South Carolina. The Company consists of Southern First Bank, the third largest bank headquartered in South Carolina. Southern First Bancshares has been providing financial services since 1999 and now operates in nine locations in the Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston markets of South Carolina. Southern First Bancshares has assets of approximately $1.2 billion and its common stock is traded in the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “SFST.” More information can be found at www.southernfirst.com.
