Stamford-headquartered Patriot National Bancorp Inc., (NASDAQ: PNBK), the parent company of Patriot Bank N.A., is promoting David Lowery to president and CEO.
Lowery will succeed Robert Russell following a transitionary period through late April. In a press statement, the bank said Mr. Russell will be leaving “to pursue another career opportunity.”
Lowery joined Patriot two years ago as chief lending officer. He was previously senior vice president of commercial real estate at IberiaBank, and earlier in his career he held senior-level positions at Metropolitan Commercial Bank and M&T Bank.
“Patriot”™s Board of Directors unanimously support promoting talented employees from within the organization and are committed to provide David with the resources and expertise to continue the bank”™s strong trajectory,” said Patriot Chairman Michael Carrazza. “We thank Rob for his years of dedicated service to Patriot Bank and for managing a seamless transition.”
