Community Bank of the Chesapeake added Warren Rice as senior vice president, commercial loan officer for the Calvert County, MD, market. In this role, he will focus on generating business lending opportunities while building banking relationships within the business community.
“We are thrilled to have Warren as part of our team,” Patrick Pierce, executive vice president and chief banking officer of Community Bank of the Chesapeake, said. “Warren brings to Community Bank over 30 years of lending experience in this community. I am confident that Warren’s extensive background and local community connections will help him expand our outreach so that we can continue to further serve the lending needs of our clients and the business community.”
Rice has more than 30 years of experience in client management, commercial lending and the banking industry. He joined Community Bank from Maryland Partners Bank (a division of Virginia Partners Bank), where he served as senior vice president, commercial lender. Prior to that, he worked for PNC Bank for 25 years.
“It is exciting to begin a new endeavor at Community Bank of the Chesapeake,” Rice said. “Community Bank’s commitment to the business community is what drew me to the bank. From executive management to the market teams, Community Bank’s commitment is sincere and unwavering. I look forward to further cultivating current lending relationships and creating new ones.”
Headquartered in Waldorf, MD, Community Bank of the Chesapeake is a commercial bank with assets of more than $1.7 billion.
