RIVER BANK & TRUST NAMES EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
PRATTVILLE – Gene C. Crane has joined River Bank & Trust as executive vice president and business banking manager. 
In this new role, Crane will be responsible for leading the bank’s efforts in the management and growth of business banking relationships.
“The business client is a key part of our community banking focus at River Bank & Trust, said River Bank & Trust President and CEO Jimmy Stubbs. “With Gene joining our team, we will be better positioned to focus the necessary resources to continue our growth in this important line of business.”
Crane has been part of the River Region banking community for nearly 25 years where he has gained extensive experience in the commercial and business banking arenas. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama and completed the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware.
River Bank & Trust is a locally owned and operated community bank with offices in Montgomery, Prattville and Wetumpka.
FIRM HIRES CIVIL ENGINEER FOR MONTGOMERY OFFICE
MONTGOMERY - Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood Inc. announced that Neely Ketzler has recently joined the firm’s Montgomery office.
Ketzler graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in civil engineering and works as a project engineer in the Montgomery municipal engineering department. Her responsibilities include project design and management of infrastructure projects for municipalities throughout the state.
PFMI ANNOUNCES  STAFF ADDITIONS
MONTGOMERY - PFMI has announced the addition of Marcus Riley and Bambi Landers to the PFMI management team.
In other personnel moves, Cary Smith was promoted to KEMCO service manager; Blake Faulk has returned to the company and Ellen Hughes (corporate support), Courtney Fergusson (human resources administrator) and Kim Engle (accounting special projects) were recently hired.
Riley, who joined PFMI as a project director, is a veteran property management professional with 30 years of experience in all facets of construction and facilities maintenance operations. He has an associate degree in business administration from Enterprise State Junior College.
Prior to joining PFMI, he had a 13-year career with a Fortune 500 media company as its building manager.
Landers comes to PFMI after working 12 years for a nationally recognized top 50 bank as a facilities manager, where she was responsible for the day-to-day operations of three corporate buildings in the Montgomery area. She also worked 13 years for an architect and engineering firm, where she was responsible for research, control of documentation and served as the liaison for company management among the architects and engineers, government officers and contractors.
She has extensive expertise in database management, tracking, development and implementation. Landers attended Huntingdon College and received certification in paralegal services.
PFMI is a Montgomery-based facility maintenance provider of services inclusive of HVAC, landscaping, housekeeping, repair and maintenance, special projects, adverse weather preparation and response and lighting.
PFMI’s family of services includes Facility Repair Services, US Lawns, Hospitality Plumbing and KEMCO Facilities Services.
HENIG JOINS STERLING BANK AS RETAIL FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
MONTGOMERY - Sterling Bank announced that Heath Henig has been hired as a Synovus Securities Financial consultant. 
“We are excited to have someone with Heath’s extensive background in asset management join the Sterling Bank and Synovus Securities team,” said Alan Worrell, president and CEO of Sterling Bank. “His expertise in creating financial strategies and investment solutions will benefit our clients throughout the region.”
Henig has more than 12 years of investment experience, including retail brokerage at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and SouthTrust Bank. He has also worked in the trust asset
management area, including specializing in municipal, institutional and foundation fixed income assets. He most recently worked for TD Ameritrade in Birmingham.
Henig graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
Sterling Bank, a division of Synovus Bank, operates four branches in the Montgomery and Prattville markets. Synovus Bank is a Georgia-chartered bank that provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services to customers through 30 locally branded divisions, 323 offices and 456 ATMs in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee.
EXIT HODGES REAL ESTATE ANNOUNCES HIRE
MONTGOMERY - Jeff Samuel has joined Exit Hodges Real Estate in Montgomery.
“We’re excited to welcome Jeff to Exit Realty,” says Paul Hodges, broker of the Exit Hodges Real Estate. “Exit is growing and attracting quality business people like Jeff each and every day.”
Samuel began his real estate career after serving as a U.S. Army officer for 29 years. “My goal and burning ambition is to have satisfied clients who feel they received my best effort and profited from our association” Samuel said.
Exit Hodges Real Estate is located at 1065 N. Eastern Blvd.
JENKINS JOINS SCORE TEAM AT SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER
MONTGOMERY - Pernell Lamont Jenkins is a recent addition to the Service Corps of Resource Executives (SCORE) counseling team.
He is an assistant vice president/financial center leader II with Branch Banking and Trust Bank (BB&T).
The native of Montgomery is a graduate of Sidney Lanier High School. He is also an alumnus of Troy University, Faulkner University and Auburn University at Montgomery. He has a bachelor’s degree in human resource management and psychology and a master’s degree in business administration.
The SCORE counseling team operates out of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Resource Center.
BUSINESS INTERIORS NAMES DIRECTOR OF SALES
MONTGOMERY - Bryan Mullins has been named director of sales for Business Interiors Inc.
Mullins has 13-plus years of management experience and will oversee the contract furniture sales division in Montgomery, and four other locations across Alabama and the Gulf Coast. Mullins previously worked as the Alabama sales representative for BI’s flagship manufacturer, Knoll.
Birmingham-based Business Interiors is a leading contract furniture dealership, specializing in project management, space design and installation. The company has offices in Montgomery, Huntsville, Dothan and the Gulf Coast.
