Mars National Bank hired Lisa M. Kooker as Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. Ms. Kooker will oversee the Bank’s credit and related activities.

“We are pleased to have a professional with Lisa’s extensive background join the Bank. She will significantly broaden and enhance our credit underwriting, analysis and administration activities,” stated Jim Dionise, Mars National Bank President and Chief Executive Officer. “As we continue to expand both our commercial and consumer lending initiatives, Lisa’s leadership will allow us to be responsive to customer needs while maintaining the Bank’s long standing record of strong loan quality.”

Ms. Kooker joins Mars National Bank with twenty years of banking and credit related experience while most recently serving as Manager of Commercial Credit, Administration and Collections at Fidelity Bank.

“I am excited to join Mars National Bank, a strong community bank well-known for providing quality products and customer service to individuals and businesses,” said Ms. Kooker.

Mars National Bank is one true community bank focused on combining the products and technology that its customers need while maintaining its focus on long-term customer relationships.