Oak Valley Community Bank Announces Commercial Loan Officer Hiring

OAKDALE, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 16, 2012) - Oak Valley Community Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: OVLY), announced that Michael Petrucelli has joined the bank as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. He will be primarily based out of our Manteca Branch, located at 191 West North Street.

Petrucelli has 28 years of banking experience in the San Joaquin Valley. He is currently a member of the Tracy Breakfast Lions Club and Tracy Elks Lodge. In 2008, Petrucelli received the San Joaquin Certified Development Company SBA lender award. He received his education from California State University at Chico and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis in Organizational Communications. In his free time, Petrucelli enjoys golfing, reading, traveling and sporting events. Petrucelli currently lives in Tracy with his wife Susan and children Caitlin and Kyle.

"We are pleased to have Michael join our team and expand our commercial lending efforts in the Manteca area. With his extensive background in business banking he will be a great asset to the Bank," said Dave Harvey, EVP Commercial Banking Group.

Oak Valley Bancorp operates Oak Valley Community Bank & Eastern Sierra Community Bank, through which it offers a variety of loan and deposit products to individuals and small businesses. They currently operate through 14 conveniently located branches: Oakdale, Sonora, Turlock, Stockton, Patterson, Ripon, Escalon, three branches in Modesto, Manteca and three branches in their Eastern Sierra Division, which includes Bridgeport, Mammoth Lakes and Bishop. 

For more information on Oak Valley Community Bank, call 1-866-844-7500 or visit us online at www.ovcb.com.