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First National Corp. in Strasburg, Va., has hired a veteran banker, Scott Harvard, as its chief executive. Harvard, the chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, is also the CEO of the First Bank unit of First National.
May 11
Community banks often require executives to wear many hats, but Dennis Dysart is taking it to a new level at First National Corp. in Strasburg, Va.
First National said in a Tuesday regulatory filing that Dysart had become its first chief credit officer. The position is one of many that Dysart has held at the $542 million-asset company.
Dysart had been the company's chief operating officer for the past year. Before that, he spent six years as chief administrative officer. He was even First National's interim CEO for five months last year, overseeing the company
First National even credited Dysart for developing the current branch designs for its First Bank, including the responsibility of managing construction of five branches.
Harvard wrote in an email that there are no plans to refill the company's COO post. "Dennis and I will each take on some of those responsibilities," wrote Harvard, a former chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta.
