In creating the model for what would become Southern Community, Scott Bauer drew from extensive
experience. A native of Winston-Salem, Bauer graduated from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and later received a Master's degree in
banking from the prestigious Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware.
He spent the first five years of his banking career at Wachovia Bank before joining Northwestern Bank
as a commercial banker. After Northwestern was acquired by First Union, he continued to sell corporate
services to middle-market companies. In 1989, Bauer moved to Southern National Bank and later
became the bank's city executive in Winston-Salem. Shortly after Southern National Bank was
acquired by BB&T, Bauer resigned to devote his time to forming Southern Community
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.
As a life-long resident of Winston-Salem and one of the founding employees of Southern Community,
Rob Davis has served as Executive Vice President since 2003. In the banking industry for more
than 20 years, Rob began his career as a commercial lender with Southern National Bank, joining
Southern Community in 1996 as Vice President of Commercial Lending. He earned a degree in
Business and Economics from North Carolina State University and is a 2004 graduate of The
Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.
Paul E. Neil, III
Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer
With more than 20 years of banking experience, Paul Neil manages the Credit Administration
and Risk Management functions for the Bank, reviewing and approving commercial and consumer
loan portfolios. He is a vice president of the Triad Risk Management Association, and has earned
Credit Risk Certification from that organization. Mr. Neil is a graduate of Wofford College.
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