pressrelease121107.htm
Exhibit
99.1
PRESS
RELEASE
Community
Bancorp. Names Stephen P. Marsh Chief Executive Officer
December
11, 2007
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For
immediate release
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For
more
information contact: Richard White or Steve Marsh at (802)-334-7915
Derby,
VT: Community Bancorp., the parent company of Community National Bank, announced
today that Stephen P. Marsh, currently the President and Chief Operating Officer
of the Company and the Bank, will become the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of
both corporations effective January 1, 2008. He will also retain his current
position as President and his membership on the Board of Directors of both
corporations. The current CEO, Richard White will remain employed with the
Company and Bank as Chairman of the Board.
In
making
the announcement, Mr. White said “I am absolutely delighted with Steve’s
promotion at this time, and I am looking forward to spending a little more
time
with my grandchildren. Steve has done a great job for us over the years, and
I
am confident that the Company and the Bank will do well under his capable
leadership.”
Mr.
Marsh
joined the Bank in 1973, and during his more than thirty years of service has
worked in virtually all of its operational areas. He was recruited by former
Community National Bank Presidents Lloyd Selby and Arthur Judd and worked
closely with them, rising through the ranks to become the Bank’s Cashier, Chief
Financial Officer and, since 2004, President and Chief Operating Officer. He
has
served continuously on the Board of Directors of both corporations since
1998.
When
Mr.
Marsh joined the Bank it had 17 employees, two branches, and $15 million in
assets. With the completion of the upcoming merger with LyndonBank, it is
expected that Community National Bank will have approximately 160 employees,
15
branches and over $500 million in assets. Marsh attributes the Bank’s success to
its focus on its long standing mission of being “In these Communities to Serve”
and the dedication of the Bank’s employees to their customers.
In
addition to his leading role at the Bank, Marsh has been a leader in his
community as well, having served as Chairperson of the North Country Hospital
in
Newport, Chairperson of the Morgan Select Board, and as the Moderator for the
Town of Morgan. He currently is a Board Member of Housing Vermont, a Board
Member of Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, a Board Member of the
Vermont State Human Resource Investment Council, a Board Member of Associated
Industries of Vermont, and a Board Member of the Northeastern Vermont
Development Association.
Mr.
Marsh
is the incoming Vice Chairman Vermont Bankers Association, after having served
previously on the VBA’s Government Relations and Executive
Committees. Marsh was recognized by the Vermont Bankers Association
as its Outstanding Community Service Banker in 1998.
Mr.
Marsh, age 59, is a native of Newport, VT and currently lives in the Town of
Newport with his wife Alma.
About
Community: Community Bancorp. is a registered bank holding
company and the parent company of Community National Bank, an independent bank
that has been serving its Vermont communities since 1851. Community
National has offices in Derby, Derby Line, Island Pond, Barton, Newport, Troy,
St. Johnsbury, Montpelier and Barre, Vermont. In August, 2007 it
announced plans to merge with LyndonBank, Lyndonville, Vermont. The
combined institution will serve customers through a network of full service
branches in northern and central Vermont, with LyndonBank branches becoming
branches of Community National, other than LyndonBank’s Vergennes, Vermont
branch, which will be sold to the National Bank of Middlebury.