Pressley Ridgill CEO of NewBridge Bancorp

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July 3, 2008, Greensboro, N.C., USA - The Board of Directors of NewBridge Bancorp announced the appointment of Pressley A. Ridgill to the position of Chief Executive Officer of NewBridge Bancorp, replacing Robert F. Lowe who recently announced he would retire as CEO on June 30, 2008.

Mr. Ridgill earned a Master of Accountancy degree and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of South Carolina. Additionally, Mr. Ridgill graduated from a three-year advance banking program through the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Mr. Ridgill was Senior Manager for KPMG Peat Marwick's Charlotte office. Prior to the merger of LSB Bancshares, Inc. and FNB Financial Services Corporation in 2007, Mr. Ridgill was President and CEO of FNB Financial Services Corporation, a member of its Board of Directors and President and CEO of FNB Southeast, the corporation's subsidiary bank. Mr. Ridgill helped form First Commerce Bank in Charlotte and served as Executive Vice President. Mr. Ridgill also served as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for Security Capital Bancorp of Salisbury, a multi-bank holding company.

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