{"id":838994,"date":"2025-04-17T17:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T21:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/oak-valley-community-bank-announces-promotions\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T17:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T21:11:34","slug":"oak-valley-community-bank-announces-promotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/oak-valley-community-bank-announces-promotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak Valley Community Bank Announces Promotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p>OAKDALE, Calif., April  17, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Oak Valley Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: OVLY), announced the promotions of Greg Mulder to Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer and John Westberg to Assistant Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer. Mulder is based out of the Escalon Office and Westberg is based in Oakdale.<\/p>\n<p>Mulder joined the bank nearly 11 years ago and had advanced from Credit Analyst to AVP Commercial Credit Officer prior to this promotion. He\u2019s known for managing some of the bank\u2019s largest and most complex C&amp;I relationships and consistently reflects the bank\u2019s core values through customer service and collaboration. In his new role, Mulder will oversee a significant C&amp;I loan portfolio and continue delivering tailored lending solutions. He is an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Ripon and holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in finance and economics from Dordt University. Mulder lives in Ripon with his wife, Janelle, and their two children. He enjoys outdoor activities, running, sports, and traveling with his family.<\/p>\n<p>Westberg joined the bank seven years ago, progressing from Credit Analyst to Commercial Credit Officer. He has played key roles in initiatives like the Paycheck Protection Program and regularly contributes across departments. In his new role, Westberg will focus on portfolio management, client growth, and strategic projects. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in agriculture from CSU Stanislaus and an MBA in finance from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Outside of work, he attends Heritage Church in Escalon, farms almonds, plays brass instruments, enjoys golfing, and loves traveling with his family. He lives in Oakdale with his wife, Sarah, and their two children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited for Greg and John to step into their new roles,\u201d said Gary Stephens, Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking Group. \u201cTheir expertise, leadership, and dedication make them invaluable to our team. We\u2019re confident they\u2019ll continue to thrive and contribute to the bank\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oak Valley Bancorp operates Oak Valley Community Bank &amp; their Eastern Sierra Community Bank division, through which it offers a variety of loan and deposit products to individuals and small businesses. They currently operate through 18 conveniently located branches: Oakdale, Turlock, Stockton, Patterson, Ripon, Escalon, Manteca, Tracy, Sacramento, Roseville, two branches in Sonora, three branches in Modesto, and three branches in their Eastern Sierra division, which includes Bridgeport, Mammoth Lakes, and Bishop. The company will open its 19<sup>th<\/sup> branch location in Lodi later this year.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call 1-866-844-7500 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ovcb.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.ovcb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:15%;width:15%;min-width:15%\">\n            <strong>Contact:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:85%;width:85%;min-width:85%\">Chris Courtney\/Rick McCarty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n            <strong>Phone:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>(209) 848-BANK (2265)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Toll Free (866) 844<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>7500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ovcb.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.ovcb.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTQyNDU5NSM2ODcyNTIzIzIwODQzMjA=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/ZDQxM2IwYWEtZDNkNi00MDljLTg1MDMtZjNhOTdjODEzOGJkLTEwOTU4OTEtMjAyNS0wNC0xNy1lbg==\/tiny\/Oak-Valley-Community-Bank.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OAKDALE, Calif., April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Oak Valley Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: OVLY), announced the promotions of Greg Mulder to Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer and John Westberg to Assistant Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer. Mulder is based out of the Escalon Office and Westberg is based in Oakdale. Mulder joined the bank nearly 11 years ago and had advanced from Credit Analyst to AVP Commercial Credit Officer prior to this promotion. He\u2019s known for managing some of the bank\u2019s largest and most complex C&amp;I relationships and consistently reflects the bank\u2019s core values through customer service and collaboration. In his new role, Mulder will oversee a significant C&amp;I loan portfolio and continue &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/oak-valley-community-bank-announces-promotions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Oak Valley Community Bank Announces Promotions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-838994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oak Valley Community Bank Announces Promotions - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/oak-valley-community-bank-announces-promotions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oak Valley Community Bank Announces Promotions - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OAKDALE, Calif., April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Oak Valley Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: OVLY), announced the promotions of Greg Mulder to Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer and John Westberg to Assistant Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer. 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