The board of directors of both Mountain Commerce Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Mountain Commerce Bank (MCB), announced the addition of Mark R. Ruh to the holding company and bank boards. Ruh has over 17 years of experience in the private equity, banking and auto finance industries. Since 2013, he has been a managing director at Commerce Street Investment Management (CSIM) in Dallas.

Prior to CSIM, Ruh was the chief financial officer of Mission Community Bancorp and Bank in San Luis Obispo, CA. For eleven years, he was a director at Castle Creek Capital LLC. While at Castle Creek he was the president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of White River Capital, Inc. from formation through IPO.

Ruh was also the president and chief financial officer at Union Acceptance Company LLC, during and after the company's restructuring. Prior to Castle Creek, he was an information technology consultant at Ernst & Young LLP. Ruh currently serves on the board of directors of the San Diego Blood Bank and is a member of both the audit and finance committees.