E. Stephen Lilly, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of First Community Bank, N.A. and Chief Operating Officer for its holding company, First Community Bancshares, Inc., has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the Virginia Economic Bridge (VEB) Corporation. Lilly will fill a vacant position on the committee and his term will last for two years.
VEB is a non-profit organization that focuses on business, economic and workforce development for the state of Virginia. Organized in 1989, the VEB has many initiatives including the Virginia’s Business Pipeline, Virginia Community Analysis, Research and Development Program, Virginia’s Linked Workforce Initiative, SWVA Online – Virginia’s Great Southwest and is the program management organization for the Return to Roots program.
Lilly has served on the VEB’s Board of Directors for three years. The Executive Committee has many important functions including long-range strategic planning, setting organizational and business initiatives and overseeing the budgeting process.
“It has been a pleasure to serve on the board of the VEB, and I’m proud of our many accomplishments during my time with them,” Lilly said. “I look forward to serving on the Executive Committee because it means new challenges and opportunities. I will continue to do my best to improve the business and employment environment in Southwest Virginia and throughout the state.”
Lilly has been in his current role at First Community Bank since 1997. His career in banking and operations began in 1981. He serves on a number of industry and local area boards and committees.
For more information go to: www.virginiaeconomicbridge.org.
