Tara Harrison

Tara Yancey Harrison (Com ’90 L/M) has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the Virginia National Bankshares Corporation (OTCQX: VABK) and its subsidiary, Virginia National Bank, headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. She will oversee all financial aspects of both the Company and the Bank and will report to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Glenn W. Rust. Ms. Harrison joined the Bank in October 2016 as an accounting/finance internal consultant. She has 25 years of experience, including eight years with a Big 4 public accounting firm and the remainder in corporate leadership positions in accounting, finance and internal audit. Ms. Harrison served as the Director of Internal Audit for StellarOne Corporation, a $3 billion bank holding company, and its subsidiary and predecessor banks for ten years. Other positions which Ms. Harrison has held within executive financial leadership include the Chief Financial Officer for Guaranty Financial Corporation and Guaranty Bank and the Director of Finance and Controller for Comdial Corporation.

Upon the appointment of Ms. Harrison, Mr. Rust stated, “I am pleased to be able to add someone with Tara’s financial and risk management expertise to our executive team. I look forward to her ideas and perspectives as we continue to grow our business.” Regarding her new position, Ms. Harrison commented, “I am delighted to accept this position and join the experienced management team. The Bank and the Company are well positioned for growth, and I embrace the opportunity to provide enhanced value to our customers and our shareholders through streamlining existing processes and executing strategic initiatives.”

Ms. Harrison, a graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce of the University of Virginia, is a certified public accountant, certified fraud examiner and certified internal auditor. She is also certified in financial forensics and risk management assurance. She is a native of the Charlottesville, Virginia area and currently resides in nearby Greene County with her husband and two daughters.