and a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University. He resides in Botetourt County with his wife, Angela.
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for partners, and lead conversations in the industry.
DEVELOPMENT FRONT Hayth
Bank of Botetourt has announced that its president and CEO, G. Lyn Hath, III has been elected to serve on the Virginia Bankers Association Board of Directors. VBA is a statewide advocacy organization founded in 1893 that represents banks of all sizes and charters—a collective industry today of $881 billion and 45,000 employees. Hayth has been with Bank of Botetourt for 36 years that now operates 13 branches with more than $717 million in total assets. He graduated from Virginia Tech, holds a BS and MS in economics, is a graduate of the Virginia Bankers School of Management at the University of Virginia,
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Verge has added Jackie Lackey as Vice President of Programs. In her role, Lackey will help develop programming opportunities through the Verge alliance – including RBTC and RAMP – to propel the Roanoke and Blacksburg regional innovation ecosystem forward. Her work will include helping to create a stronger technology funding pipeline, jobs and talent investment, enhanced visibility
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Verge has hired a new Vice President of Entrepreneurial Development and Director of RAMP (succeeding the retired Mary Miller.) Lisa Garcia is expanding her role with RAMP, already bringing a wealth of educational and entrepreneurial knowledge to the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program. She’s a familiar face to the organization as a mentor, which just celebrated its fifth anniversary in the region. “She knows what it takes to help companies begin to commercialize technology and propel their ideas forward,” said Erin Burcham,
President of Verge and Executive Director of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council. RAMP is a 12-week regional business accelerator for STEM startups located in Roanoke.
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Scheib
Gentry Locke has welcomed John M. Scheib as a partner in its General Commercial Practice Group. He is the former Chief Legal Officer and a former senior executive of Norfolk Southern Corporation. The majority of Scheib’s career has been spent working in the legal aspects of the transportation and railroad industries.
