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Mr. Welsh is President, Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company and the Bank, positions he has held since February 2005. Prior to accepting his current duties, Mr. Welsh served as Senior Executive Vice President of the Company, as President of the Bank since 2003, and as Chief Executive Officer of the Bank since 2004. Mr. Welsh has also served as a member of the Bank's Loan Committee since 2001. Since joining the Company in August 2000, Mr. Welsh has served in various senior management positions, including Chief Credit Officer and Market President for Valdosta and Henry County. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Welsh was employed by Central & Southern Bank and its successors, Premier Bancshares, Inc., and BB&T Corporation, from 1992 to 2000, where he last served as the Henry County Market Executive for BB&T Corporation.
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