BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc. recently elected two new members to the Board of Directors for FNBB, Inc. and its banking subsidiary, First National Bankers Bank. The terms for William G. Smith, Jr. and Greg McKee began on January 1, 2017. They will be succeeding Odean Busby of Priority Bank in Magee, Mississippi and Rodney Mortimer of the Bank of Kilmichael in Kilmichael, Mississippi.

William G. Smith, Jr. is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capital City Bank in Tallahassee, Florida. Greg McKee is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

"We are deeply indebted to Odean Busby and Rodney Mortimer for their many years of unwavering support and leadership as they recently concluded their terms of service on our boards of directors. They have served this organization in an extremely professional manner throughout their terms.

As much as we will miss them, we are excited to welcome Bill Smith and Greg McKee as the newest members of our Board of Directors. Both of these gentlemen are very well respected community bank leaders in the states of Tennessee and Mississippi, respectively. FNBB, Inc, our subsidiaries, and our shareholders and clients will benefit from their experience and understanding of community banking and the challenges to our industry", said Joseph F. Quinlan, Jr., FNBB, Inc. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc. is a holding company with four subsidiaries serving the correspondent banking needs of community financial institutions across the southeastern United States. First National Bankers Bank, chartered in 1983, is a $873 million-dollar bank with offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Birmingham, Alabama, Little Rock Arkansas, Lake Mary, Florida, Ridgeland, Mississippi, Shreveport, Louisiana and Marietta, Georgia. Its Board of Directors consist of CEO's of its community bank shareholders.

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SOURCE First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc.