HNBC Harleysville Natl Corp Pa (MM)

Mikkalya W. Murray Will Head Private Banking Group at Harleysville National Corporation HARLEYSVILLE, Pa., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walter E. Daller, Jr., President and CEO of Harleysville National Corporation , and David E. Sparks, President and CEO of Millennium Wealth Management and Private Banking Group, announced today that Mikkalya W. Murray, currently Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Credit Officer (CCO) of HNC, will take on a new role as EVP and head of Private Banking. Her responsibilities will commence as soon as her replacement is found. In this new position, Murray will lead a team of Millennium Wealth Management and Private Banking Group lenders and interact directly with the Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company commercial lenders to offer Private Banking services to corporate executives and other individuals with complex banking needs. "I am very excited to have Mikkalya heading up the Millennium Private Banking Group. With our recent merger with Harleysville National Corporation, and our Cumberland Advisors, Inc. subsidiary, we are expanding our private banking services. Mikkalya's knowledge and experience makes her a perfect candidate for this position," said Sparks. Murray was a senior lender for Security National Bank when HNC acquired it in 1994 and has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry. During the ten years with HNC, she has been responsible for all aspects of loan administration and credit policy. She will continue to hold a seat on several HNC executive committees. Murray holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Kutztown University. She has served on the Philadelphia Chapter board of Risk Management Association (RMA), Philadelphia since 1990 and been an associate since 1984. She was also past president of the Philadelphia chapter, past national board member and served as Chairman of the National Chapters and Membership Council of the RMA. She has authored a book on reserve methodology and numerous articles on lending and risk management. Murray has served on the faculty of Stonier Graduate School of Banking, facilitating the credit risk management for three years. She also served for three years on the faculty of ABA's National Commercial Lending School, facilitating the personal cash flow analysis program. Harleysville National Corporation, with assets of $2.7 billion, is the holding company for its major subsidiary, Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company (HNB). Providing Real Life Financial Solutions, HNB operates 45 offices in 10 counties throughout eastern Pennsylvania. Individuals, families and businesses can apply for banking, trust and investment services at any HNB office, by calling 1-888-HNB-2100 or online at http://www.harleysvillebank.com/. Investment Management and Trust Services are provided through the Millennium Wealth Management and Private Banking Group, a division of HNB, with assets of approximately $1.4 billion. Harleysville National Corporation stock is traded under the symbol "HNBC" and is commonly quoted under Nasdaq National Market Issues. For more information, visit the HNC Web site at http://www.hncbank.com/. This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors. Such factors include the possibility that increased demand or prices for the Company's financial services and products may not occur, changing economic and competitive conditions, technological developments, and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Harleysville National Corporation CONTACT: Walter E. Daller Jr., Chairman, President and CEO, Harleysville National Corporation, +1-800-423-3945 Web site: http://www.harleysvillebank.com/ Web site: http://www.hncbank.com/

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