William B. West, age 57, has served as our Executive Vice President and Treasurer since April 2004. Prior to that time, he served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from July 1998 until April 2004. Mr. West was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director of First United Bancorporation, Executive Vice President and Cashier and a director of Anderson National Bank, Cashier of Spartanburg National Bank, Cashier and a director of Community Bank of Greenville, N.A., and Treasurer and a director of Quick Credit Corporation until the merger of First United Bancorporation into Regions Financial Corporation in June of 1998. Mr. West, who has 35 years of banking experience, began his career with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as a National Bank Examiner in 1972. Mr. West has been a director of our Company since 2000. |