NEVADA CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Gary D. Gall, President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Bancorp
(the Company) (OTCBB:CZNB), and Citizens Bank of Northern California
(the Bank), announced today that 24-year banking veteran Kevin Rappleye
has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President and SBA Government
Guaranteed Business Development Officer. Rappleye, whose career includes
20 years of specializing in government-guaranteed lending, will be
pivotal to the Bank's expanded commitment to SBA lending.
"Citizens Bank has been committed from our beginning in 1995 to
providing SBA and other government guaranteed lending products in our
communities," said Gall. He added, "Our Bank has set the course to reach
a "Preferred" lender status with the SBA and Kevin's deep experience
with SBA 7a, 504 and USDA loans will help us accomplish this."
"I am thrilled to return to the world of community banking where helping
small business has brought such tremendous personal and professional
satisfaction," said Rappleye. He added, "The people and culture of
Citizens Bank, combined with the commitment to the SBA program to assist
small business, will be a powerful combination for years to come. The
team we are building looks forward to serving the business people who
make our country great."
Rappleye joins Citizens Bank most recently from Sacramento Commercial
Bank/Wells Fargo. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from California State University, Sacramento. An avid
golfer, Kevin was named to the NCAA Division II All-American Golf Team
in 1980. Today, 30 years later, two of his sons are now playing for the
Hornets as well.
Founded in February 1995, Citizens Bank, headquartered in Nevada City,
became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in 2003. In addition to
their Auburn branch located in Placer County, the Bank has six other
branches in communities throughout Nevada County, including Nevada City,
Grass Valley, Penn Valley, Lake of the Pines, and Truckee. The Bank
offers community banking services, including a wide variety of deposit
products, commercial, residential and consumer loans, and other
traditional banking products and services, designed to meet the needs of
small and middle market businesses and individuals.
Citizens Bank of Northern California Gary D. Gall, 530-470-7985 President/CEO
Source: Citizens Bank of Northern California
<<Business Wire -- 02/18/2010>>
