{"id":411725,"date":"2021-01-11T07:03:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T12:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=411725"},"modified":"2021-01-11T07:03:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T12:03:45","slug":"southern-national-bancorp-of-virginia-inc-announces-management-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/southern-national-bancorp-of-virginia-inc-announces-management-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. announces management changes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n MCLEAN, Va.<\/span>, Jan. 11, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Southern National Bancorp of Virginia<\/span>, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONA) (“Southern National” or the “Company”), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonabank (the “Bank”), today announced that Matthew A. Switzer<\/span> has joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.\u00a0 Jeff Karafa<\/span> has assumed the title of Chief Accounting Officer and will continue to be responsible for the accounting and financial reporting functions of the Company.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Switzer brings a wealth of financial services experience to Southern National.\u00a0 He has spent the last fifteen years as an investment banker advising community banks on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and strategy.\u00a0 Mr. Switzer comes to the Company from Stephens Inc. where he was a managing director and prior to that was a managing director with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel Company.\u00a0 A Richmond, Virginia<\/span> native, Mr. Switzer has an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of North Carolina’s<\/span> Kenan-Flagler Business School and a Bachelor of Science with High Distinction in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“Our Company is very excited to have Matt join our team,” stated Dennis Zember<\/span>, President and CEO of Southern National.\u00a0 “I have worked with him in his previous roles for over ten years, and relied heavily on him for his advice and opinions on the ideas and strategies to build value and be distinct.\u00a0 His experience in our industry, and his enthusiasm for our strategy will pay decades of dividends for our employees and our shareholders.”<\/p>\n

\n About Southern National Bancorp of Virginia<\/span>, Inc.<\/b>\u00a0
As of September 30, 2020<\/span>, Southern National had $3.15 billion<\/span> in total assets, $2.52 billion<\/span> in total loans and $2.22 billion<\/span> in total deposits. Sonabank, the Company’s banking subsidiary provides a range of financial services to individuals and small and medium sized businesses through forty-two full-service branches in Virginia<\/span> and Maryland<\/span> and through certain internet and mobile applications.<\/p>\n

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Dennis J. Zember, Jr.<\/span>, President and CEO\u00a0
Phone: 804-997-2406\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia<\/span>, Inc., NASDAQ Symbol SONA
Website: www.sonabank.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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PR Newswire MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 11, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONA) (“Southern National” or the “Company”), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonabank (the “Bank”), today announced that Matthew A. Switzer has joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.\u00a0 Jeff Karafa has assumed the title of Chief Accounting Officer and will continue to be responsible for the accounting and financial reporting functions of the Company. Mr. Switzer brings a wealth of financial services experience to Southern National.\u00a0 He has spent the last fifteen years as an investment banker advising community banks on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and strategy.\u00a0 Mr. Switzer comes to the Company from Stephens Inc. where he was a managing … <\/p>\n

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