Citizens Bank Hires Local Marketing Professional Mary Anne Davis.

NEVADA CITY, Calif. -- Citizens Bank of Northern California (the Bank), subsidiary of Citizens Bancorp (OTCBB:CZNB), announced the hiring of Mary Anne Davis as Assistant Vice President, Marketing Officer for the Bank.

"As a Nevada County business professional, Mary Anne joins Citizens Bank after 18 years of supporting local business with broad-based marketing and consulting needs - most recently after eight years with one of our Bank's highly valued partners, Nevada County Broadcasters," said President and Chief Executive Officer, Judy Hess. She added, "We look forward to Mary Anne's high-energy contributions to our Bank and her perspective on taking care of our customers' ever-changing personal and business banking needs."

Mary Anne stated, "I'm very excited to be part of Citizens Bank and to support our customers in such a significant role." She added, "While I'm new to the banking industry, my perspective on business and customer care is 'cutting edge and old fashioned' at the same time." A devoted community member, Mary Anne is a member of the 49er Rotary Club of Nevada City and the current Director of Marketing/PR for the Sierra Master Chorale. Mary Anne is a graduate of California State University, Chico and lives with her family in Nevada City.

Founded in February 1995, Citizens Bank, headquartered in Nevada City, became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in 2003. The Bank currently has seven branches located in Nevada City, Grass Valley, Penn Valley, Lake of the Pines, Truckee and Auburn. Today, the Bank offers community banking services in Nevada and Placer Counties, including a wide variety of deposit products, commercial, residential and consumer loans, and other traditional banking products and services, designed to meet the needs of small and middle market businesses and individuals.

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