Patrick Pritchard was promoted to executive vice president and senior operations officer, a newly created position, at BNC Bancorp, parent of Bank of North Carolina.

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Patrick Pritchard was promoted to executive vice president and senior operations officer, a newly created position, at BNC Bancorp, parent of Bank of North Carolina. He has led branch operations, deposit administration, loan operations and loan-processing teams at the High Point-based bank since February 2015. A UNC Chapel Hill graduate with an MBA from Appalachian State University, Pritchard, 46, has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He spent...