First Bank & Trust Company, a diversified financial services firm announced that Jack D. Kott has been appointed as Senior Vice President.

Kott has over 29 years of banking experience, most of which, since 2001, has been invested in the Front Royal / Winchester, Virginia region.  He is a graduate of Elon College in North Carolina, and has completed several senior commercial banking and business level courses as part of his professional training.

In his role at First Bank & Trust Company, Kott will serve as City Executive where he will support commercial and retail banking customers. His office is located at 611 West Jubal Early Drive, Suite A1 in Winchester, Virginia.

"Jack has a wealth of knowledge in banking and he is well known for building strong and lasting relationships," stated John D. Meade, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for the Shenandoah Valley Region of First Bank & Trust Company.  "He is committed to the needs of his clients, and genuinely cares about the prosperity of his community."

Kott is past president of the Kiwanis Club.  Throughout his career, Kott also donated his civic time to Boy Scouts of America, Salvation Army Advisory Committee, Grace Lutheran Church, Rotary Club, St. Luke's Community Clinic Advisory Board and the United Way Advisory Board.