BCT-The Community's Bank announced the appointment of Paul W. Bice as Executive Vice President and Regional President. Bice will lead BCT's continued growth within Northern Virginia for commercial lending and related banking services. He will be located in the BCT Lending office in Leesburg, VA.

With over 35 years of banking experience, Bice brings more than 23 years of success in commercial banking where he has developed sales and support teams within the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Bice's hallmark is creating remarkable experiences for businesses and families for whom his teams serve.

Immediately prior to joining BCT, Bice served as Regional President with John Marshall Bank. From 1998 to 2007, Bice served as Senior Vice President for James Monroe Bank. Prior years with Bank of Northern Virginia and Central Fidelity Bank were spent in both retail and commercial banking.

"Paul is well known in Northern Virginia as a consummate community banker and civic leader, with story upon story of businesses and families benefitting both financially and personally from their relationships with him," said Alice P. Frazier, President and CEO of BCT. "Having Paul's leadership and commitment to great customer experiences, coupled with his proven sales success, will serve us well as we continue our strategy of expansion into Northern Virginia."

Bice added, "I am excited to work with a team of community bankers in a culture committed to being the community bank of choice. BCT lives up to their 150-year philosophy of neighbor helping neighbor and I'm proud to be part of that tradition."