Robin Haynes Named to Board of Directors of Greene County Bancshares.GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- Greene County Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:GCBS) today announced that Robin R. Haynes (age 42) has been named to the Company's Board of Directors. Haynes' appointment expands the Company's Board to include 12 directors. Haynes is comptroller and corporate secretary for Delmar Haynes Pontiac GMC in Alcoa, Tennessee, a high-volume automobile dealer with more than $50 million in annual sales. She was recently named by General Motors Corporation as the official successor dealer/operator of that company, ensuring a smooth transition when her father, Delmar E. Haynes, retires. Commenting on the announcement, Stan Puckett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Greene County Bancshares, said, "We are pleased that Robin has accepted our invitation to join our Board and we look forward to her participation as a director. Robin has deep roots in the Knoxville community and possesses proven business skills in a middle-market company - like so many of our current and prospective customers in the East Tennessee area. As a result, she brings sound experience, a fresh perspective and diversity to our Board." Haynes attended the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. , Knoxville, to complete basic college requirements before transferring to General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) in Flint, Michigan, where she graduated with the Class of 1985 in the dealer development program. Haynes is an active member of the Blount County community, serving on the board of directors for Blount Memorial Hospital since 1997. She currently is a member of the Knox/Blount Advisory Board for AmSouth Bank and has been an active member of New Providence Presbyterian Church in Maryville since 1992. She is involved in real estate development in Blount and Loudon Counties and is a loyal customer of American Fidelity Bank, one of Greene County Bancshares' banking units that serves Knox and Blount Counties. An equestrian in her spare time, she is a member of the American Saddlebred Association, the United Professional Horsemen's Association, and the National Equestrian Federation of the United States. A native of Knoxville, she currently resides in Alcoa. Greene County Bancshares, Inc., with total assets of approximately $1.1 billion, is the holding company for Greene County Bank headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee. Greene County Bank is the largest community bank in East Tennessee and now has 37 branches throughout East and Middle Tennessee, one branch in Bristol, Virginia, one branch in western North Carolina Western North Carolina (often abbreviated as WNC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. , and a trust services office in Lebanon, Tennessee. Greene County Bank does business in Washington County, Tennessee Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 107,198. Its county seat is Jonesborough6. The county's largest city and a regional educational, medical and commercial center is Johnson City. as Washington County Bank; in Blount County and Knox County, Tennessee Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its 2005 population was estimated at 404,972 by the United States Census Bureau. Its county seat is Knoxville6, and has been since the creation of the county. as American Fidelity Bank; in Sumner County, Tennessee Sumner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 130,449. Its county seat is Gallatin6, but its largest town is Hendersonville. as First Independent Bank; in Rutherford County, Tennessee Rutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 182,023. This grew when the 2005 estimate placed the population at 218,292. as Rutherford Bank and Trust; in Sullivan County, Tennessee Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 153,048. Its county seat is Blountville6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,113 km² (430 mi²). as Sullivan County Bank and First Bristol Bank; in Hamblen County, Tennessee Hamblen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Together with Grainger and Jefferson counties, it is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area which is, as of December 2005, considered a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, as Hamblen County Bank; in McMinn County, Tennessee McMinn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 49,015. Its county seat is Athens6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,119 km² (432 mi²). as Bank of Athens History
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