Union Bank & Trust has hired its first female president in the company’s 116-year history.

Maria P. Tedesco has been named president, effective Sept. 28. She will lead the commercial banking, business banking, consumer banking, and wealth management teams as well as enterprise-wide functions of marketing, digital strategy and customer experience, a release stated.

“While serving together on the Consumer Bankers Association Small Business Committee, I observed first-hand that Maria was an impressive thought leader in the banking industry,” said John C. Asbury, President and CEO of Union Bankshares Corporation. Headquartered in Richmond, Union Bankshares Corporation is the holding company for Union Bank & Trust.

“Maria brings more than 30 years of both small and large bank experience to Union and understands the important role the bank and its teammates play in our communities,” Asbury said. “She has a strong track record of building integra...