BankFlorida, recently announced the addition of John Mede as Vice President of Retail Development and Debbie L. Kohl, CPA as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.

Mede is a seasoned banker with more than 20 years of financial industry experience in Southeast Florida. In his new role, he will be responsible for managing and growing the bank's new office in Jupiter, Fla. BankFlorida will relocate from its current location in Palm Beach Gardens to the newly renovated Jupiter office on April 15th of this year.

"We're pleased to welcome John to our leadership team and our company. We could not have found a more ideal candidate to help us open our new location and grow our deposit base in Southeast Florida. John previously worked in an adjoining regional bank branch in Jupiter as the branch manager and was very successful in growing that branch to over $50 million in deposits," said Tracy Keegan, President of BankFlorida. "We look forward to our upcoming move and to immersing our team in the local community with John's help."

Mede joins BankFlorida from Regions Bank where he served as Vice President, Branch Manager for over a decade. Prior to Regions Bank, John served in management roles with other financial institutions in the Southeast Florida market.

Kohl, also a seasoned banker in Southeast Florida, joins BankFlorida from First Green Bank where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer prior to its sale in October 2018. Previous to that, Kohl served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Broward Bank of Commerce. She is active in the local community and currently serves on the board and as treasurer for the Broward Health Foundation. In addition, she previously served as a Governor-appointed Commissioner for the Broward Health Hospital System of the North Broward Hospital District.

"Debbie's extensive community banking experience is a rare find," added Keegan. "She has a proven track record in starting and growing banks from the ground up, with direct oversight in all areas of banking including accounting and finance, operations, IT, HR and retail development. We are extremely excited to have her join us as we begin to implement our strategic growth strategy throughout the state of Florida".

About BankFLORIDA

BankFlorida is a $93.0 million asset, state-chartered community bank founded in 2007 that serves the financial needs of small- to medium-sized businesses and individuals.