The Board of Directors of F&M Bank Corp. appointed Barton E. Black as President of the company effective April 10, 2023. Aubrey Michael (Mike) Wilkerson has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective April 10, 2023.

Mr. Wilkerson previously served as Executive Vice President/Chief Lending Officer, and Mr. Black previously served as Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the F&M Bank Corp. and F&M Bank. Mr. Wilkerson and Mr. Black succeed Mark C. Hanna, who is leaving F&M Bank.

Mr. Hanna served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the F&M Bank Corp. and F&M Bank. Mr. Wilkerson, age 64, has served as Executive Vice President/Chief Lending Officer since January 2022, and Executive Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer and Northern Shenandoah Valley Market Executive since January 2021.

Mr. Wilkerson began his banking career at Wachovia Bank on January 4, 1982. Mr. Wilkerson's banking includes experience in Dealer Financial Services, Retail Banking, Private Banking, Commercial Banking and senior strategic leadership positions. From 2012 to 2018, Mr. Wilkerson was the Business Banking Division Executive for Virginia, Maryland & Washington DC at Wachovia.

Most recently, Mr. Wilkerson served as the Commercial Banking Market Executive from 2018 through 2020 for Western Mid-Atlantic Region at Wells Fargo. Mr. Black, age 52, has served as the Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the F&M Bank Corp. and F&M Bank since June 2020.

Prior to that he served as Executive Vice President/Chief Strategy & Risk Officer March 2019 to May 2020. Prior to joining the F&M Bank Corp., he served as Managing Director at Strategic Risk Associates, from August 2012 through February 2019.