VIENNA, VA-- United Bank has announced that B. Todd Dempsey, Jr., has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Business Lending Manager.

Joining United Bank in 2004, Mr. Dempsey has been a part of Northern Virginia’s banking community for nearly 25 years, bringing extensive experience in working with small to medium-sized businesses to meet their borrowing needs. His background also includes management positions in consumer lending and branch administration.

Mr. Dempsey is a graduate of George Mason University with a degree in Business Administration, and is also a graduate of the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management at the University of Virginia. He is a member of the McLean Chamber of Commerce and president-elect of the McLean Rotary Club, where he was named Rotarian of the Year on two occasions. He also serves a member of the Loan Committee of the Virginia Asset Financing Corporation.

United Bankshares, Inc., with $6.4 billion in assets, has 90 full-service offices in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and Washington, D.C. The Company’s stock is traded on the NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Quotation System) National Market System under the quotation symbol “UBSI”.