Carter Bank & Trust announced that it has hired three new executive officers to serve as Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, respectively. Bradford N. Langs is the Bank's Chief Strategy Officer, as of June 19, 2017. Mr. Langs most recently served as the Chief Risk Officer, Chief Credit Officer, and Treasurer of CoastalStates Bank in Hilton Head, South Carolina since 2009.

With prior experience at a ratings agency, securities/brokerage firm, mutual fund company, investment management firm and then CoastalStates Bank, his background includes enterprise risk management, credit management and analysis/portfolio management of commercial and consumer loans, senior corporate bank loans, fixed income securities, and equity investments. At the Bank, his primary area of focus will be providing executive oversight for the Bank's Insurance Initiative, overseeing the investment decisions related to the Bank's investment portfolio, strategic planning and other strategic initiatives. Matthew M. Speare will serve as the Bank's Chief Information Officer, beginning July 3, 2017.

Mr. Speare comes to the Bank from Regions Bank in Birmingham, Alabama where he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer since 2013. There, he was responsible for all banking applications delivery and support, vendor relationships, IT architecture, IT operations, telecommunications and networking, platform design and support, and strategic planning for IT. As Chief Information Officer of the Bank, he will be responsible for providing executive oversight for the Bank's technology infrastructure and to assure that the technology platform(s) effectively support the Bank's strategic objectives.

In addition, Matt will assure that the Bank's Information Risk Management practices are consistent with industry best practice. Wendy S. Bell will serve as the Bank's Chief Financial Officer, starting July 24, 2017. Ms. Bell has more than 30 years of experience in banking, beginning her career at S&T Bancorp Inc. in Indiana, Pennsylvania, where she served in a number of roles ranging from staff accountant to Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer.

Most recently, she has served as the Senior Vice President and Senior Finance Officer of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation in Indiana, Pennsylvania since 2010. As Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, Ms. Bell's primary responsibilities will include executive oversight of the financial management operations of the company. In her role, Ms. Bell will be accountable for the company's financial planning and budgeting, tax strategies, capital planning, regulatory reporting, and other areas of impacting the financial management of the Bank.