Scott Bauer is the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors and has held this position since January 2002. Mr. Bauer has spent his entire career in the banking industry. He obtained a Masters Degree in Banking from Stonier National Graduate School of Banking. Mr. Bauer has extensive experience in bank operations and in-depth knowledge of banking laws and the regulatory environment. Following a career concentrated in commercial banking, Mr. Bauer founded Southern Community Bank and Trust in 1995 and the Bank began operations in 1996. Mr. Bauer has been the CEO of the Bank since inception. Mr. Bauer is very active in local community affairs, serving on the board of directors for various not-for-profit entities and charitable organizations. In his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Bauer brings his extensive knowledge of banking operations, laws, and regulatory environments to oversee and coordinate the Board's deliberations. Mr. Bauer's presence in the local community also helps to ensure that the Company's directors remain informed of local business trends and the impact of the economic cycle on the Bank's customers, its ongoing operations and its ongoing strategy.
Jeff Clark, one of the original 13 employees, became President of Southern Community Bank and Trust in
2001 and President of Southern Community Financial Corporation in 2004. A native of Winston-Salem,
he received a degree in Business Administration from High Point University. After participating in
NationsBank's commercial lending training program in 1988, he became an Assistant Vice President
and Commercial Lending Officer. In 1991, he left to join Southern National Bank, where he was named
top commercial lending officer in 1994. He worked for BB&T after it acquired Southern National,
leaving in 1995 to become Vice President of Sheffield Financial Corporation. He is a graduate of the
Master's program at the Stonier School of Banking and the North Carolina Bank Directors College.
Jim Hastings provides Southern Community with extensive experience in financial management and
executive leadership roles. After beginning his career in Boston with Arthur Andersen, Jim progressed
through a number of accounting and financial positions with Seafirst Corporation and its subsidiary,
Seattle-First National Bank. In 1985, he joined Heritage Bank and served as its Chief Financial Officer
for 14 years. Jim has held executive operating roles as the Director of Mortgage Banking at Cape Cod
Five Cents Savings Bank and as President and CEO with Federal Savings Bank in New Hampshire. He has
a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from the University of Washington and an undergraduate
degree in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.
Jim Monroe joined Southern Community as Treasurer in 2007 after spending seven years performing similar
functions at The South Financial Group in Greenville, South Carolina. Mr. Monroe acted as Interim
Chief Financial Officer for most of 2007. He is a graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.
Ms. Andrews left Wachovia Bank in 1987 to help form The Community Bank in Pilot Mountain.
As Chief Financial Officer, she was responsible for operations and personnel and was elected to
the Board of Directors in 1990. She is Vice President of the Surry County Arts Council and serves on
the Lay Advisory Board of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at WFU Baptist Medical Center and the
Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. At Southern Community, she has been
named head of operations and personnel. Ms. Andrews is a graduate of Wake Forest University and
the University of Colorado Graduate School of Banking.
Brian Vannoy
Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer
Brian Vannoy joined Southern Community in 2005 as a Commercial Credit Manager with 13 years of banking experience. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Marietta College with a degree in Economics, Finance and Leadership Studies, Mr. Vannoy began his banking career with One Valley Bank. When One Valley was acquired by BB&T in 2000, he relocated to Winston-Salem to work for BB&T in Business Loan Administration. In 2001, he joined Fifth Third Bank as a Credit Manager. Mr. Vannoy has received RMA Credit Risk Certification, is a current member of the RMA Triad Chapter Board of Directors, and is a 2009 Graduate of the local Leadership Winston-Salem program.
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