Brendon Matthews was promoted to senior lender at First National Bank, according to Todd Mason, of the bank.

Since joining First National Bank in 2006, Matthews has held various positions including loan officer and sales director. In his new role he will manage the loan department and credit function for the bank and will continue to service his small business customers.

Prior to First National Bank, he worked in several roles at Madison Community Bank, Anderson, Ind.

He is a 1998 graduate of Bluffton High School and lives in Bluffton with his wife, Renee, and three daughters. He has a BA in English as well as an MBA, both from Anderson University. He graduated from the Barret Graduate School of Banking in Memphis, Tenn., in 2013.

First National Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pandora Bancshares (PDRB).  The Bank was founded in 1919 and is a locally owned community bank with $151 million in assets. The bank has offices in Pandora, Bluffton, Ottawa and Findlay.