Greensboro, NC, May 30, 2017  --- Lighthouse Financial Corp. announced today that Daniel Ellis has been hired as Vice President, Account Executive.  In this role, Mr. Ellis will manage a portfolio of client borrowers and bank monitoring assignments.  Mr. Ellis will also assist existing Lighthouse staff manage portfolio operations.  The addition of Mr. Ellis is in response to the recent growth of Lighthouse's loan portfolio and continued growth initiatives. 

     Mr. Ellis joins Lighthouse with over thirteen years of banking and accounting experience, nearly six of which were spent in loan review and risk management roles with various financial institutions, most recently as Vice President with Carolina Bank.  He also has more than seven years of audit and consulting experience with multiple accounting firms, both regional and national.  Mr. Ellis holds a BS in Business Management with an Accounting Emphasis from Emory and Henry College.

     Commenting on Mr. Ellis' hiring, Lighthouse president J. Brad Leach said "We are delighted to have Daniel as part of the Lighthouse team given his background and experience in both banking and accounting.  In light of the recent growth of our loan portfolio, his addition will allow Lighthouse to continue its focus and tradition of providing unsurpassed client service while also maintaining the prudent lending policies that have allowed Lighthouse to prosper for more than thirty years.  With Mr. Ellis joining the Lighthouse team, we are well positioned for additional, sustained growth and well equipped to continue sharing in the successes of current and prospective clients."

     Mr. Ellis' office is located in Greensboro, NC.  He can be contacted by phone at 336-272-9766 or by e-mail at dellis@lighthousefinancial.net.