UCB's Harton elected to National RMA Board of Directors

BLAIRSVILLE - Lynn Harton, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of United Community Banks, Inc., and President and Chief Operating Officer of the company's subsidiary bank, United Community Bank, is among the financial industry's top executives appointed to the Board of Directors for the national Risk Management Association.<br /> <br /> "After serving on the RMA's special councils over the past several years, I am honored to become part of the Board of Directors that will help guide the organization," Harton said. "The RMA is invaluable to the financial industry and to be asked to help carry out its mission is a privilege I am proud to accept."<br /> <br /> The RMA is a professional association established to advance the use of sound risk principles in the financial services industry. RMA's Board, councils and committees act as consultants, judges, recruiters, reviewers and advisors in support of that mission. The RMA helps members use sound risk principles to improve institutional performance and financial stability, and enhance the risk competency of individuals through information, education, peer sharing, and networking.<br /> <br /> Harton is a past member of the RMA National Community Bank Council and RMA National Credit Risk Council.<br /> <br /> Blairsville, Ga.,-based UCB has 102 offices in Georgia (including Gainesville), North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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