Business leaders join First Citizens’ Advisory Board in Sumter
May 31, 2009
SUMTER, SC – May 28, 2009 – First Citizens recently selected business leaders to serve on its Sumter Advisory Board. Advisory Board members are selected to represent a cross-section of the community and to provide guidance to First Citizens management on a wide range of issues, including business development, strategic initiatives and economic trends. The Sumter Advisory Board is composed of the following senior leaders from the public and private sectors:
Ernest Brown, Jr. – Owner, ECB Construction
Alvis Bynum – Retired, Water Works Supply
Charles Fienning – CEO, Sumter Packaging Corporation
Phil Leventis – Senator, South Carolina
Joseph McElveen, Jr. – Attorney and Partner, Bryan Law Firm; Mayor of Sumter, S.C.
Porter Thompkins, Jr. – Owner, Porter L. Thompkins, Jr. CPA
Ted Williams, III – Physician and Partner, Sumter Medical Consultants
Earl Wilson – Managing Partner, ORR Foods
“It is a privilege for us to have such experienced and influential leaders on our board, said Mike Wolfe, executive vice president and division executive for Orangeburg/Sumter. “Their guidance and recommendations will positively influence our banking strategies in the Sumter market.”
About First Citizens
First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc., is the parent company of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., The Exchange Bank of South Carolina, Inc., and Merchants and Farmers Bank of Comer, Ga. First Citizens Bank offers services in commercial and retail banking through its 180 offices in South Carolina and Georgia. As of March 31, 2009, First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. had total consolidated assets of $7.23 billion. For more information, visit the First Citizens web site at www.firstcitizensonline.com.
