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.
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.
