William W. Budd, Jr. joined HomeTown Bankshares as executive vice president and the company’s second chief credit officer.

Budd will follow William C. Moses, the current executive vice president and chief credit officer, who will retire effective September 30, 2017. Moses has served in this role since the bank’s opening on November 14, 2005 and an officer of the holding company since its formation in September 2009.

Budd has more than 30 years of commercial banking experience in retail banking, private banking, commercial lending and credit administration. He most recently served as executive vice president and chief credit officer for nine years at NewBridge Bancorp, a $3 billion commercial bank that ultimately became First National Bank of Pittsburg, PA in March 2017.

Roanoke, VA-based HomeTown Bank offers a full range of banking services to small and medium-size businesses, real estate investors and developers, private investors, professionals and individuals.