LEXINGTON, S.C.,
Jan. 3,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Community announced today
that Sarah Donley has been named
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations & Risk Officer.
Ms. Donley succeeds retiring Tanya
Butts who has served in this role since 2016.
Ms. Donley joined First Community in 1997 and most recently
served as Controller. As Chief Operations and Risk Officer, Donley
will be responsible for electronic banking, deposit operations,
loan operations, IT, information security, vendor management,
audit, compliance, financial crimes (CFT/AML), fraud,
facilities, and physical security.
With more than 35 years of banking experience, including
twenty-seven of those with First Community Bank, Donley is well
prepared to lead these important areas. Her institutional
knowledge, including her work with these areas of responsibility
during her tenure, gives her a strong base of knowledge for her new
role.
A native of Moorestown, New
Jersey, Donley earned a Bachelor Arts in Economics with a
minor in Business Administration and Psychology from Wittenberg University and is a CPA. Donley is also
a graduate of the First Community Bank Leadership Institute. Donley
has served as a volunteer or financial supporter of local
organizations including Midlands Reading Consortium, Sole Stepping,
and Palmetto Place.
First Community Bank President and CEO, Ted Nissen, commented, "Sarah has been an
integral part of our team since joining our bank in 1997 and we are
excited about the contributions that she will continue to make as a
member of our Executive Leadership Team. Throughout her tenure with
the bank, she has been involved with the areas that she will now
lead as COO/CRO. Her passion for and dedication to our Company
along with her 27 years of institutional knowledge have well
prepared her for this important role. I'd also like to thank Tanya
for her many contributions to First Community these past 8 years
and note that she will continue as Executive Vice President and
Senior Advisor through the first quarter of 2025 to insure a smooth
transition."
About First Community Bank
First Community Bank is a full-service commercial bank offering
deposit and loan products and services, residential mortgage
lending and financial planning/investment advisory services for
businesses and consumers. First Community serves customers in the
Midlands, Aiken, Upstate and Piedmont regions of South Carolina as well as Augusta, Georgia. For more information, visit
www.firstcommunitysc.com.
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