ABINGDON, Virginia, Jan. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — First Bank & Trust Company, a diversified financial services firm today announced that Mary Anne Hecht has been appointed as Commercial and Private Banker.

Hecht has 20 years of banking experience, most recently from Morgan Stanley where she served as Credit Officer and Portfolio Manager as well as Commercial and Private Banker. 

In her role at First Bank & Trust Company, Hecht will develop private banking and wealth management relationships in the New River Valley as well as services related to treasury management and commercial lending.   Her office is located in Blacksburg, Virginia at 2695 Prices Fork Road.   

“Mary Anne has a wealth of knowledge in banking,” stated Jim McAlister, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for the New River Valley Region of First Bank & Trust Company.  “Her experience will prove to be an essential enhancement to the robust financing options we currently offer.”

Mary Anne Hecht is a former graduate of the University of Wisconsin- Madison where she received her Bachelor of Arts. She later received her MBA from American University in Dubai, and is fluent in Spanish and French.  Hecht is a community volunteer with various organizations.  She has two children, and her family resides in Blacksburg, Virginia.

About First Bank & Trust Company
First Bank & Trust Company, one of the top community banks in the United States, is a diversified financial services firm with office locations in southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee, and New River and Shenandoah Valleys.  Financial objectives are addressed by offering free checking products for personal and business accounts, and assessing lending solutions managed by mortgage, agricultural and commercial lending divisions.  Comprehensive financial solutions are available through trust and brokerage service representatives. 

For more information, visit www.firstbank.com or contact Nicole Franks [email protected]

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SOURCE First Bank & Trust Company