First Community Bank is pleased to announce that Terri Bunten Guthrie has joined the bank as Regional Market President for its Atlanta Market. In this role, Guthrie will provide leadership for First Community’s continued growth and expansion in the Atlanta area, with a focus on building relationships, developing business, and strengthening the bank’s presence throughout the market.

“We are thrilled to welcome Terri to the First Community team,” said First Community President & CEO Ted Nissen. “Terri is a highly respected banking leader with tremendous experience and strong relationships throughout the Atlanta market. Just as importantly, her commitment to serving others and making a meaningful difference in the local communities aligns with our culture and our purpose of impacting lives for success and significance. We are excited to have her leadership as we continue to grow our presence in the Atlanta area.”

Guthrie brings more than three decades of banking, financial services and executive leadership experience to First Community. Throughout her career, Guthrie has developed extensive experience in market growth, commercial banking, business development, team leadership and community engagement throughout Metro Atlanta and the Southeast.

Guthrie also has a long history of civic and community involvement in the greater Atlanta area. She currently serves on the Kennesaw State University Foundation Board of Trustees and as a vice chair on the Cobb Chamber Executive Board and the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre Board of Trustees. She is also a member and past president of both the Kiwanis Club of Marietta and Cobb Executive Women.

Her professional and community contributions have earned numerous recognitions, including Marietta Citizen of the Year, YWCA Woman of Achievement, Cobb’s Dynamic Women, March of Dimes Volunteer of the Year and the Kiwanis Legion of Honor. Guthrie has also held leadership positions within the banking industry, including serving as chair of the Community Bankers Association Leadership Division and the Georgia Bankers Association Credit Committee.

Guthrie earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and criminal justice, magna cum laude, from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She and her husband, Jim, reside in Marietta and have five grown children and six grandchildren.

First Community Corporation stock trades on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “FCCO” and is the holding company for First Community Bank, a local community bank based in the Midlands of South Carolina. First Community Bank is a full-service commercial bank offering deposit and loan products and services, residential mortgage lending, financial planning/investment advisory services, and SBA/USDA lending. First Community serves customers in the Midlands, Aiken, Upstate and Piedmont regions of South Carolina, as well as Augusta and Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.firstcommunitybankers.com.