
| Southern Bank Foundation |
| Southern Bank |
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John C. Pegram, Jr. Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| John C. Pegram, Jr. serves as the Bank's and our Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, and, during July 2004, he was appointed to serve as Chairman of our and the Bank's Boards of Directors. He previously served as our Vice President until 1995, Senior Vice President through 1997, and Executive Vice President of the Bank until 1998. He has been employed by the Bank for 33 years. | |
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W.A. Potts Vice Chairman of the Board |
| W.A. Potts serves as our Vice Chairman of the Board. Dr. Potts has been a Director of the Bank since 1968 and a Director of BancShares since 1982. Dr. Potts is a retired veterinarian; formerly President, W.A. Potts, DVM, P.A. and former Chairman of the Board, Mount Olive Pickle Company, Inc. | |
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M.J. McSorley Vice President |
| M.J. McSorley serves as our Vice President and served as the Bank's Vice Chairman from 1998 through 2005. Previously, he also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. | |
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David A. Bean Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
| David A. Bean serves as our Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary of the Bank. He has been employed by the Bank for 29 years. | |
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R.D. Ray Vice President |
| Richard D. Ray serves as our Vice President and as Executive Vice President of the Bank. He previously served as Senior Vice President of the Bank until 1998 and as Regional Vice President until 1993. He has been employed by the Bank for 37 years. | |
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Drew M. Covert Vice President |
| Drew M. Covert serves as our Vice President and as the Bank's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, he served as Vice President of the Bank from 1998 until 2000 and as a Bank Examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from 1991 until 1998. | |
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Michael T. Bryant Vice President |
| Michael T. Bryant serves as our Vice President and as Executive Vice President and Area Executive for the Northwest Region of the Bank. He has been with the Bank since 1985. |
| John C. Pegram, Jr., Chairman Mount Olive, N.C. Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. and Southern Bank |
| M.J. McSorley, Vice President, Southern BancShares Rocky Mount, N.C. Vice President, Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. Former President and CEO, Southern Bank |
| W.A. Potts, Vice Chairman, Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. Mount Olive, N.C. Retired Veterinarian |
| Bynum R. Brown Murfreesboro, N.C. President, Bynum R. Brown Agency, Inc. President, Brown Manor, Inc. Secretary-Treasurer, Roanoke Valley Nursing Home, Inc. |
| William H. Bryan Mount Olive, N.C. President, Director and Treasurer, Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. |
| Robert J. Carroll Gates, N.C. Retired; former President and owner Carroll's Garage, Inc. |
| Hope H. Connell Raleigh, N.C. Executive Vice President First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| J. Edwin Drew Macclesfield, N.C. Retired Physician, former President J. Edwin Drew, M.D., P.A. |
| Moses B. Gillam, Jr. Windsor, N.C. Attorney, Senior Partner, Gillam and Gillam |
| Frank B. Holding Smithfield, N.C. Executive Vice Chairman of the Board First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company and First Citizens BancShares, Inc. |
| G. Rouse Ivey Mount Olive, N.C. Farmer |
| Charles O. Sykes Mount Olive, N.C. President, Mount Olive Livestock Market, Inc. |
| John N. Walker Mount Olive, N.C. President Emeritus Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. |
| R.S. Williams Mount Olive, N.C. Former President Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. and Southern Bank |