RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Union Bank & Trust today announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Officer Elizabeth M. Bentley has decided to leave the company effective December 31, 2017.

“Elizabeth’s leadership and passion for people have played an integral role in Union’s growth over the past 18 years,” said John C. Asbury, CEO of Union Bank & Trust. “Her contributions to Union have been many and she will be missed.”

John Stallings, president of Union Bank & Trust, will lead a national search for her replacement.

ABOUT UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Union Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ:UBSH), is the holding company for Union Bank & Trust, which has 111 branches and approximately 173 ATMs throughout Virginia. Non-bank affiliates of the holding company include: Union Mortgage Group, Inc., which provides a full line of mortgage products; Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products; and Old Dominion Capital Management, Inc., which provides investment advisory services.