Oak Valley Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary, Oak Valley Community Bank, announced the promotion of Rick McCarty to Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. The Senior Executive title recognizes McCarty's continued oversight of the Bank's mission critical functions and signals the integral role he plays within the Executive Management Team. With the promotion, McCarty, who previously held the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer positions concurrently, will transfer CFO obligations and accountabilities to Jeff Gall, who has been the Vice President of Finance and Accounting for the Bank since 2006.

Gall is being elevated to Senior Vice President, CFO.