Eric J. Manning has joined Oak Valley Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oak Valley Bancorp, as vice president, commercial banking officer.

Manning brings more than 20 years of Sacramento-focused commercial banking experience to his new role, with the last 10 as a senior relationship manager. He will be responsible for commercial lending and business development in the Greater Sacramento region.

“We are excited to have Eric on board,” Gary Stephens, EVP of the commercial banking group at Oak Valley, said. “Eric’s broad range of commercial, industrial and real estate lending experience along with his client relationship management skills will provide new opportunities for growth in the Capital region and enable us to reach a wider audience of clientele.”