American National Bankshares named Edward C. Martin as successor to R. Helm Dobbins, retiring executive vice president and chief credit officer. Ramsey K. Hamadi was named executive vice president and chief administrative officer.
Dobbins will retire on March 31, 2017. At that time, current executive vice president and senior credit officer Martin will assume the role of chief credit officer.
Dobbins has been an executive officer and the chief credit officer of the bank since June 2003. Prior to joining American National, he served as chief credit officer and chief lending officer of regional banks in Missouri and Kentucky, as well as holding banking positions with JPMorgan and Mellon banks.
Martin joined the bank in September 2016 after serving as chief credit officer of a large Virginia community bank and as regional credit officer of a multi-state regional bank.
Hamadi joined American National in July 2016 and currently leads the bank’s major strategic initiatives from his office in Danville, VA. He has 24 years of financial and accounting experience with 14 of those years as a chief financial officer of regional community banks.
American National also made the following promotions:
- Brandon D. Atkins to senior vice president and senior risk officer
- M. Lee Burris to senior vice president and commercial relationship manager
- William L. Kirby IV to senior vice president and market president, Southside region
American National Bankshares is a multi-state bank holding company headquartered in Danville, VA with total assets of approximately $1.6 billion.