COLLINGSWOOD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Boards of Directors of 1st Colonial Bancorp, Inc. (OTC: FCOB) and its subsidiary, 1st Colonial Community Bank, today announced that they have appointed Robert B. White as the president and chief executive officer of both the holding company and the bank, effective February 3, 2020. He succeeds Gerard M. Banmiller, the current president and chief executive officer of both companies, who is retiring. Mr. White brings 30 years of experience in banking and financial services with him to 1st Colonial. Most recently he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Customers Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania with over $11 billion in assets. While at Customers Bank, he oversaw all risk management functions, including compliance, credit/loan review, and third-party risk management, for a rapidly growing and profitable community bank. He was also president of the Bank’s Special Assets Group which managed and substantially reduced the Bank’s non-performing assets. For several years he also served as the Bank’s Director of Corporate Development in charge of the Bank’s acquisitions and strategic partnerships.

Chairman Linda Rohrer commented, “We are very pleased that Bob White has agreed to become our new CEO. We looked at many candidates, and believe that he is the one best suited to lead 1st Colonial into this new chapter for our bank. He is a results-driven banker with a strong credit background. Also, his extensive risk management experience will be invaluable to our Board. We thank Gerry Banmiller very much for all his leadership and guidance over these last 20 years, and we wish him all the best in his retirement.”

The Board of Directors of 1st Colonial Bancorp also announced that it has declared a five percent (5%) stock dividend to the company's shareholders. The dividend will be distributed on all issued and outstanding shares held of record as of April 1, 2020 and will be payable on April 15, 2020. Accordingly, each shareholder as of the record date will receive one share of common stock for every 20 shares of common stock that they own on that date, plus an additional share in lieu of any fractional share payable to the shareholder.

1st Colonial Community Bank, the subsidiary of 1st Colonial Bancorp, provides a range of business and consumer financial services, placing emphasis on customer service and access to decision makers. Headquartered in Collingswood, New Jersey, the Bank also has a branch in the New Jersey community of Westville and administrative offices in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. To learn more, call (856) 858-8402 or visit www.1stcolonial.com.