Southern First Bancshares Inc. Announce New Employees
May 12, 2010
COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE, SC – May 12, 2010 – Southern FirstBancshares, Inc., doing business as Southern First Bank in Columbia, SCand Greenville First Bank in Greenville, SC is pleased to announce thefollowing additions:
Lauren Blanchard joins the teller team at the Verdaelocation. A graduate of Clemson University, she comes to GreenvilleFirst from the Greenville Hospital System where she was a publicrelations intern.
Ashley Reese joined the teller team at the AugustaRoadoffice. She was with BB&T in Columbia as a teller and relationshipbanker prior to her move to Greenville.
Kathryn Lyng has been hired as IT Systems Analystandwill be located at the Verdae office. She brings over 15 years of retailand operational banking experience, with her most recent employer beingBankAtlantic in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. is the holding companyfor Greenville First Bank and Southern First Bank.
Greenville First Bank was established in 1999 to createa unique financial institution for the Greenville market.
Southern First Bank was later formed in 2006 and servesthe Columbia, SC market.
The company offers a complete line of banking services, includingloan and deposit products, plus online banking and Bill Pay, and freeATM access nationwide. Southern First and Greenville First differentiatethemselves from other banks by providing clients with dedicatedrelationship teams, led by senior officers, assigned to each client’saccount for customized ClientFIRST® service. Trust… Consistency…Hometown Support…BANK WITH CONFIDENCE.
