SCBT Promotes Greg Lapointe

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COLUMBIA, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

In conjunction with the First Financial merger, Greg A. Lapointe has been named northern banking group president for SCBT and First Federal, where he will have responsibility for Georgia, North Carolina and the Upstate and Foothills regions of South Carolina.

Greg A. Lapointe Named Northern Banking Group President for SCBT (Photo: Business Wire)

In addition, Lapointe will also retain responsibility for the growth and development of the bank's treasury services and American Pension divisions.

Starting his banking career in 1985, Lapointe has served in various banking and banking leadership positions in North and South Carolina. He has worked in the Coastal, Midlands and Upstate regions of South Carolina, and the Triangle and Eastern/Coastal markets of North Carolina.

Lapointe graduated from Richland Northeast High school in Columbia in 1981 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Citadel in 1985. He is also a 1993 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University. Additionally, Lapointe completed Economic Development schools at the University Of North Carolina School Of Government at Chapel Hill in 2005 and at The College of Charleston in 2009. Lapointe is also a graduate of Leadership South Carolina.

An active member in community and civic affairs, Lapointe has served on the Columbia Urban League board, the executive committee of The Midlands Business Leadership Group, the executive committee of the Midlands Housing Alliance, the executive committee of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden Society board, and as vice-chairman of the Richland County Transportation Commission. Lapointe has also been an active adult member of the Boy Scouts of America as an assistant scout master.

First Financial Holdings, Inc., SCBT Columbia, South Carolina is a registered bank holding company incorporated under the laws of South Carolina. The Company consists of SCBT, the Bank and the following divisions: NCBT, Community Bank & Trust, The Savannah Bank, and First Federal. The Bank also operates Minis & Co., Inc. and First Southeast 401k Fiduciaries, both registered investment advisors; and First Southeast Investor Services, a wholly owned broker dealer. Providing financial services for over 80 years, First Financial Holdings, Inc. operates 142 locations in 19 South Carolina counties, 12 Georgia counties and 4 North Carolina counties. First Financial Holdings, Inc. has assets of approximately $8.0 billion and its stock is traded under the symbol SCBT in the NASDAQ Global Select Market. More information can be found at www.SCBTonline.com.

First Financial Holdings, Inc.
Donna Pullen, 803-765-4558

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