Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 16, 2004
WILLIAM A. LONG is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of
Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust. Prior to joining Yadkin He was President,
Director and CEO of Main Street Bankshares, Inc. as well as President,
CEO and Director of Piedmont National Financial Services, Inc. Mr. Long
is the former Chief Executive Officer of R.B. Johnston & Sons, Inc. and
was Area Vice President and City Executive of First Union National Bank.
Mr. Long is a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee
of the North Carolina Bankers Association and also serves as a Board
member of the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry. He
graduated from East Carolina University and the LSU School of Banking of
the South. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Yadkin ValleyBank & Trust and give us a picture of the bank at the present time?
Mr. Long: The bank was started as a North Carolina