Republic First Bancorp, Inc. announced the appointment of MichaelLaPlante as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, effective January 17, 2023. Mr. LaPlante will be an integral leader on the finance team overseeing the Company's accounting functions, and will report directly to Chief Financial Officer, Michael Harrington. Mr. LaPlante has more than 25 years of experience leading financial and regulatory reporting, accounting operations and financial planning and analysis teams (‘FP&A').

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. LaPlante served as SVP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller at Bryn Mawr Trust, where he led the $20+ billion merger efforts during the transition to WSFS Bank for Accounting, Reporting, FP&A and Treasury functions. Prior to his tenure at Bryn Mawr Trust, Mr. LaPlante held various senior positions at The Bank of Princeton, Deloitte, First National Bank of Chester County and Sun Bancorp. Mr. LaPlante is a licensed Certified Public Accountant, and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Philadelphia-based Temple University.