Southern First Bancshares, Inc. and Southern First Bank Announces Board Changes
May 18, 2021 at 11:02 am
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On May 18, 2021, the joint Board of Directors of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. and Southern First Bank voted to approve the appointment of three new directors, Ms. Terry Grayson-Caprio, Mr. Ray A. Lattimore, and Mr. William A. Maner, IV, effective on June 1, 2021. Each individual will serve as a director of the Company and the Bank, with Ms. Grayson-Caprio also serving on the Audit Committee of the Boards, Mr. Lattimore serving on the Risk Committee of the Boards and Mr. Maner serving on the Compensation Committee of the Boards. Ms. Grayson-Caprio recently retired from KPMG after 35 years, most recently as Managing Partner of KPMG's South Carolina practice where she was responsible for the state's business operations, including key accounts, business development, talent management, market development, facilities, and financial management. She currently serves as Director and Board Chair of the Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation, Director of the Greenville County Museum of Art, and Director of the Winthrop University Foundation. Ms. Grayson-Caprio is a trusted business leader to both domestic and international companies, a persuasive communicator and a critical thinker which provide her with a valuable perspective as director. Mr. Lattimore serves as founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Marketplace Professional Staffing. Mr. Maner is a founding partner of Edge Capital, an investment firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently serves as an Advisory Director.
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Companyâs primary business is to serve as the holding company for Southern First Bank (the Bank). The Bank is primarily engaged in the business of accepting demand deposits and savings deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the FDIC), and providing commercial, consumer and mortgage loans to the general public. The Company, through the Bank, provides a range of financial services to individuals and companies in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. These services include demand, time, and savings deposits; lending services; automated teller machine (ATM) processing and mortgage banking services. In addition to deposit and loan services, it offer other bank services such as Internet banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit, automatic drafts, bill payment and mobile banking services. The Bank has approximately eight retail offices.