Greenville-based Southern First Bank appoints chief financial officer.

Southern First Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Southern First Bank, has appointed Andy Borrmann as chief financial officer and executive vice president.

Borrmann joins Southern First with nearly 30 years of experience in the financial industry, according to a Southern First news release.

After graduating from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1996, Borrmann spent over a decade as a bank analyst for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Morgan Keegan reporting on regional and community banks, the release stated. For the past 11 years, Borrmann has served as chief financial officer of SouthCrest Bank and SouthCrest Financial Group and was named chief financial officer and chief strategy officer following their merger with Colony Bank.

"Andy brings a terrific combination of experience as a bank CFO with strong investor relationships, solid skills in balance management, and terrific...