Patriot National Bancorp, the parent company of Patriot Bank, promoted David Lowery to executive vice president and chief lending officer.

Lowery joined Patriot Bank in April as head of lending. Overall, Lowery leads the bank’s SBA, commercial real estate, C&I and consumer lending areas.

Prior to joining Patriot Bank, Lowery served in various senior capacities with several institutions, including Iberiabank, Metropolitan Commercial Bank and M&T Bank.

“I’m very pleased to be a part of Patriot Bank and to add value through lending while strengthening existing relationships and building new ones,” Lowery said.

“David has provided strong leadership, focusing the bank’s lending division on growth while improving credit quality and portfolio management, and I am pleased to add him to our executive team,” Robert Russell, president and CEO of Patriot Bank, said.