Board of Directors

Seated left to right: Burley Mitchell, Leslie Bristow, Leigh Ann Rotz, and Jule Smith.
Standing left to right: Charles Francis, Forrest Ball, Fred Smith, Larry Barbour, Hal Perry, Reid Smith, and Jim Branch.

Forrest H. Ball

President
Hartwell Realty, Inc.
Garner, NC

Larry D. Barbour

President and CEO
North State Bancorp
and North State Bank
Raleigh, NC

James C. Branch

Personal Investments
Retired
Raleigh, NC

Leslie Bristow

Co-Owner
Bristow Landscaping, LLC
Wake Forest, NC

Charles T. Francis

Attorney and Managing Member
The Francis Law Firm, PLLC
Raleigh, NC

The Honorable Burley B. Mitchell, Jr.

Retired Chief Justice
North Carolina Supreme Court
Raleigh, NC

W. Harold (Hal) Perry

Vice Chairman of the Board
North State Bancorp

Chief Executive Officer
Real Estate Marketing & Consulting, Inc.
Raleigh, NC

Leigh Ann P. Rotz

Executive Vice President of Operations
Real Estate Marketing & Consulting, Inc.
Raleigh, NC

Fred J. Smith, Jr.

Chairman of the Board
North State Bancorp
Chief Executive Officer
Fred Smith Company
Clayton, NC

Fred J. “Jule” Smith III

Chief Executive Officer
Construction Partners, Inc.
Raleigh, NC

Reid M. Smith

Founder and CEO
RiverWild
Clayton, NC