Avidbank Holdings, Inc. announced that James Deutsch has joined the Board of Directors. Mr. Deutsch brings over 40 years of banking experience to the Board. Mr. Deutsch will be replacing Mr. Roxy Rapp who retired as a longstanding director on Avidbank's Board at the end of 2023.

Mr. Deutsch is a partner in Patriot Financial Partners, a private equity firm based in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Patriot in 2021, Mr. Deutsch served as President, CEO, and Founder of Team Capital Bank, a privately held institution headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Before Team Capital, he spent over 25 years with Commerce Bank, Brown Brothers Harriman, and Summit Bank.

At those banks, he held various management positions in commercial banking, investment banking, and corporate finance. At Patriot, Mr. Deutsch is a member of the Investment Committee, and he also has responsibility for new investment opportunities. He has served on the Board of Directors of more than 10 banks ranging in size from $1 billion to $30 billion in assets.

Outside of Patriot, Mr. Deutsch has served on the boards of many not-for-profit agencies and served as Chair on several of those including the State Theatre, Valley Youth House, and Minsi Trails Boy Scouts. Mr. Deutsch received his BS in Finance and his MBA from Lehigh University. In other board news, Ms. Henchy Enden has resigned from the board due to internal requirements of a new position she has recently taken with a global investment management firm.