G. Leonard Pittman, Jr. has been appointed senior vice president and commercial lender of First Bank & Trust.

Pittman has 35 years of banking experience, most recently from Union Bank & Trust in Staunton, VA, where he served as senior vice president and market executive.

In his role at First Bank & Trust Company, Pittman will develop commercial lending relationships in the Shenandoah Valley and provide business solutions related to commercial deposit management.

“Leonard Pittman has a depth of experience that allows him to identify and structure the appropriate financing options for business customers,” stated John Bowers, senior vice president and regional manager for the Shenandoah Valley.

First Bank & Trust is a diversified financial services firm with office locations in southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee, and New River and Shenandoah Valleys.