Woodforest National Bank recently named Julie Dargani as Senior Vice President and Middle Market Relationship Manager based in Charlotte. Dargani is a middle market banking and leveraged finance banking executive with a diverse background in corporate and equity sponsored transactions, capital markets strategies, and bank issued credits to domestic and international middle market companies. Dargani has been in finance for 17 years, including 11 years serving the Carolinas market.

Although based in Charlotte, her responsibilities will include the growth and development of the North Carolina and South Carolina markets with a specific focus on growing Woodforest's corporate and middle market banking presence through the acquisition of new clients.

Dargani earned her B.A. in Marketing Communications from the University of Houston in Houston, Texas and her International Business Law degree from King's College in London, England. She most recently worked for Fifth Third Bank as a Senior Middle Market Relationship Manager in Charlotte.

William (Bill) Peele, Regional President of Woodforest National Bank, stated, "We are pleased to welcome Julie to our Commercial Banking team in Charlotte. Her many years of experience and commitment will be instrumental in helping expand our commercial banking operations in Charlotte."

Dargani is committed to the local community and serves on several non-profit boards and committees including Girls Scouts Hornets' Nest Council's Advancement Committee, Young Athletes Special Olympics of North Carolina volunteer, LIFESPAN board member (an organization that serves the special needs community), and she was recently named to the British American Business Council as a board member. She is also an active member of the Association of Corporate Growth – Charlotte Chapter and the Charlotte Economics Club.

Personally, she is a native Houstonian and resides in Concord with her husband, Johnny. Together they have 2 elementary aged children and 2 spoiled rotten dachshunds.

About Woodforest

Celebrating over 35 years of community banking service, Woodforest National Bank has successfully stood among the strongest community banks in the nation, proudly offering unsurpassed quality customer service since 1980. Woodforest currently operates 746 branches in 17 states across the United States. For more information about Woodforest national Bank, visit www.woodforest.com