The Boards of Directors of 1st Colonial Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, 1stColonial Community Bank, announced that they have appointed Robert B. White as the president and chief executive officer of both the holding company and the bank, effective February 3, 2020. He succeeds Gerard M. Banmiller, the current president and chief executive officer of both companies, who is retiring. Mr. White brings 30 years of experience in banking and financial services with him to 1st Colonial.

Most recently he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Customers Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania with over $11 billion in assets. While at Customers Bank, he oversaw all risk management functions, including compliance, credit/loan review, and third-party risk management, for a rapidly growing and profitable community bank. He was also president of the Bank's Special Assets Group which managed and substantially reduced the Bank's non-performing assets.

For several years he also served as the Bank's Director of Corporate Development in charge of the Bank's acquisitions and strategic partnerships.