FVCbank Completes Acquisition of 1st Commonwealth
For Immediate Release — April 20, 2011
William Byers has joined FVCbank as senior vice president and chief lending officer. His responsibilities include managing the bank’s commercial and government contract lending officers.
Before joining FVCbank, Byers served as senior vice president and community executive for the Ashburn/Reston area with Middleburg Bank. A 15-year veteran of the banking industry, Byers also worked with Wachovia and BB&T in commercial real estate finance.
“We are proud to add Byers to our senior management team,” said David Pijor, chairman and CEO of FVCbank. ” In addition to helping us meet our growth plans, Bill will be of special aid in establishing our new branch in Reston, which we hope to open in June.”
Byers currently serves as chairman of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce. Also, he serves on the Board of the Loudoun County Industrial Development Authority and as local director and fund-raiser for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. For three years he participated on the Lifestrong Challenge 100 Mile Race, sponsored by the foundation.
Byers earned an M.S. in Business Administration with honors from Strayer University in Washington, DC, and received his B.A. in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University. He is a resident of Brambleton in Loudoun County, Virginia.