Mike Nizzo Joins Investar Bank as Regional Chief Lending Officer and Senior Vice President

Baton Rouge, November 11, 2015 - Investar Bank recently announced that Mike Nizzo has assumed the role of Regional Chief Lending Officer and Senior Vice President, where he will be responsible for leading a commercial team.

Nizzo will focus on growing the commercial loan portfolio and broadening Investar's commercial product offerings. In addition to lending, he will serve the treasury management, deposit and other needs of businesses in the Greater Baton Rouge area. He has over 15 years of commercial banking experience and previously served as a Senior Banker for a large bank headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

"As a Regional Chief Lending Officer, Mike will manage a team of local bankers who understand the commercial needs of the Baton Rouge Market. He will serve customers with the kind of exceptional customer service that people have come to know and expect with Investar Bank. We look forward to his energy and enthusiasm as we continue to develop relationships in the Greater Baton Rouge area," stated Investar Bank's Baton Rouge Regional President and EVP, Holly Hidalgo-Dekeyzer.

Nizzo graduated from Louisiana State University, where he received a Bachelor's Degree from the E.J. Ourso College of Business. He is a native of Donaldsonville and currently resides in Gonzales, LA.

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