Dane Babin Joins Investar Bank as Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President

Dane Babin Joins Investar Bank as Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President

October 20, 2015

Dane Babin Joins Investar Bank as Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President

Baton Rouge, October 20, 2015 - Investar Bank recently announced that Dane Babin has assumed the role of Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President, where he will be responsible for leading the advancement of workflow improvements and efficiency.

"Babin brings over 20 years of banking experience to the Bank," stated Investar Bank's President and CEO, John D'Angelo. "Our goal is to reduce expenses from our current delivery systems through automation and utilization of our current technology."

Babin previously served as the Chief Information Officer of a bank headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is a native of Baton Rouge, where he currently resides. Babin attended Louisiana State University where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems and Decision Sciences. He is currently a board member of the Baton Rouge Food Bank and the Co-Founder and Treasurer of Justcausela, a non-profit organization.

Investar Bank had total assets of $921.9 million as of June 30, 2015. It has 11 branches serving 4 markets in southeast Louisiana: the Baton Rouge area (3 branches in Baton Rouge, 1 in Port Allen and 1 in Prairieville), Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes (1 in Denham Springs and 1 in Hammond), the New Orleans area (1 in Metairie), the Northshore (2 in Mandeville), and the Lafayette area (1 in Lafayette).

For more information contact: Sarah Ganong, Investar Bank sarah.ganong@investarbank.com, 225.227.2330 www.investarbank.com