First Bank & Trust appointed Jack D. Kott senior vice president. Kott will work out of the Winchester, VA office and will serve as city executive, supporting commercial and retail banking customers.

Kott has over 29 years of banking experience, most of which, since 2001, has been invested in the Front Royal/Winchester, VA region. He has completed several senior commercial banking and business level courses as part of his professional training.

“Jack has a wealth of knowledge in banking and he is well known for building strong and lasting relationships,” said John D. Meade, senior vice president and regional manager for the Shenandoah Valley Region of First Bank & Trust. “He is committed to the needs of his clients, and genuinely cares about the prosperity of his community.”

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