Valley Republic Bancorp, the parent company of Valley Republic Bank announced that Stephen M. Annis, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Company and the Bank, effective October 1, 2020. Michele Jasso, Vice President of Operational Excellence – Lean Six Sigma of the Bank, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Bank, also effective October 1, 2020. Garth A. Corrigan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, also effective October 1, 2020. Annis is an accomplished banker with 50 years' experience in commercial banking. He has worked for Valley Republic Bank since February 2010, as its CFO and as its COO since May 2019. Jasso joined Valley Republic in March 2019, as the Bank's Vice President of Operational Excellence – Lean Six Sigma of the Bank. Prior to joining, she spent 5 years working for America's integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus in various roles including Operational Excellence, Director of General Accounting, and Corporate Controller, where she specialized in the direct oversight of the corporate accounting and finance department and led the development and implementation of an Accounting and Finance Center of Excellence. Corrigan joined Valley Republic Bank in March 2010, as the Bank's Controller before being appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in May 2019. Prior to joining Valley Republic Bank, he worked for another California community bank for 6 years as its Assistant Controller, where he specialized in accounting, bank and SEC regulatory reporting, and asset/liability management.