VIENNA, VA-- 2005) United Bank has announced the promotion of Joseph T. Mainello to Senior Vice President and Consumer Lending Manager.

Mr. Mainello began his banking career more than 20 years ago, and joined United Bank in 1994 as a consumer lending officer. Since that time he has helped hundreds of local families with their borrowing needs while helping to train other consumer lenders on the United Bank team. He is a resident of Leesburg, Virginia.

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”.