Michael Noftsger named as Somerset Market President

(July 7, 2009) - Forcht Bank announced that Michael A. Noftsger has been named as the market president for the bank's Somerset and McCreary County markets.

Mr. Noftsger brings a total of seventeen years of banking experience with him to Forcht Bank. He began his bank career in the Management Training Program with National City in Dayton, Ohio. Since then, he has worked with Credit Administration, Commercial Operations, Managed Assets, Commercial Lending, and comes to Forcht Bank after serving in a similar market management capacity in Somerset.

An active member of the community, Mr. Noftsger sits on many boards, and serves as the current president of the Somerset Pulaski County Rotary Club, Vice President of the Lake Cumberland Performing Arts Board and Treasurer of the Pulaski County Alzheimer's Respite Center Board.

A native of Spring Valley, Ohio, Mr. Noftsger and his wife, Hope, have one son, Riley and they live in Somerset.

Forcht Bank (www.forchtbankky.com) operates 36 banking centers in Fayette, Jefferson, Boone, Grant, Taylor, Pulaski, Laurel, Whitley, Knox, McCreary and Green County. Forcht Bank currently has more than $1 billion in assets, placing it among the top 10 banks based in Kentucky according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)