PHILADELPHIA, June 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRBK), the holding company for Republic Bank, today announced that Geoffrey Tragemann was named Vice President and Store Manager for the Republic Bank stores in Plymouth Meeting and Abington, Pennsylvania. In his new role, Tragemann will generate new business opportunities and work to increase brand awareness for the growing regional bank.
Tragemann comes to Republic Bank with more than 14 years of sales and management experience in the financial services and business fields having worked for major institutions, including TD Bank and Citibank. During his tenure with TD Bank, Tragemann successfully increased deposits and loans annually through strategic business relationships in the Huntingdon Valley area. During his time at TD Bank, he received numerous managerial awards including ranking number one in small business production.
"These are exciting times at Republic Bank, due to the recent growth and expansion and I'm thrilled to be able to assist in sustaining that momentum," said Tragemann. "We, at Republic Bank, have a common business philosophy, to add value for our Customers, maximizing their experience, and I am eager to serve our current and potential Customers in Plymouth Meeting and Abington."
Like all Republic Bank stores, the Plymouth Meeting and Abington locations are open seven days a week and 361 days a year with extended lobby and drive-thru hours, providing customers with the longest hours of any bank in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. In addition, the bank offers absolutely free checking, free coin counting, issues ATM and/or debit cards on the spot and provides access to more than 55,000 surcharge-free ATMs worldwide via the Allpoint network.
The Plymouth Meeting Republic Bank store is located at 421 West Germantown Pike, while its Abington store is located at 1408 Old York Road.
For more information about Republic Bank, visit myrepublicbank.com.
About Republic Bank
Republic Bank, a subsidiary of Republic First Bancorp, Inc., is a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank, whose deposits are insured up to the applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The Bank provides diversified financial products through its fourteen offices located in Abington, Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Plymouth Meeting, Media and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cherry Hill, Voorhees and Haddonfield, New Jersey. For more information about Republic Bank, visit myrepublicbank.com.
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