Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of Patriot Bank, N.A., announced that David Lowery has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer.

Lowery joined Patriot Bank in April of 2021 as Head of Lending. Overall, he is leading the Bank’s SBA division, Commercial Real Estate, C&I and Consumer Lending areas. Prior to joining Patriot, Lowery has served in various senior capacities with several institutions including Iberiabank, Metropolitan Commercial Bank and M&T Bank. He has built highly successful lending businesses in the NY metropolitan area.

Lowery commented, “I’m very pleased to be a part of Patriot Bank and to add value through lending while strengthening existing relationships and building new ones.”

Lowery earned his MBA at Loyola University in Maryland where he also received his undergraduate degree in Economics.

“David has provided strong leadership, focusing the Bank’s lending division on growth while improving credit quality and portfolio management and I am pleased to add him to our executive team,” commented President and CEO Robert Russell.

Patriot Bank is headquartered in Stamford, CT.