CCO John Rockwell Appointed Interim President and CEO of Tri-Valley Bank!

SAN RAMON, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Tri-Valley Bank (OTCBB:TRVB) announced today that effective
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Mr. John Rockwell became the Bank's Interim
President and CEO. In addition to this new responsibility, Mr.
Rockwell shall continue in his role as the Bank's Chief Credit
Officer. In a brief statement, Mr. James C. Snell, Chairman of the
Board, said "John Rockwell has been with Tri-Valley Bank since its
inception and has distinguished himself in his tenure with the Bank.
The Board is very pleased to maintain continuity in the Bank's
management structure and business model. The wealth of experience John
brings to his interim appointment should be particularly beneficial to
our institution and we look forward to his leadership and the
prospects for our future."

The Executive Officers for Tri-Valley Bank are:

John Rockwell

Interim President and CEO

Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer

Eugene Jeanne

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Tri-Valley Bank is headquartered in San Ramon and maintains an
office in Livermore. The Bank's principal focus is to provide premier
financial services to individuals, small and middle market commercial
businesses, as well as executives and professionals located in its
market communities. The bank continues to be very involved in the
communities it serves, including being the co-host and major sponsor
of the upcoming East Bay Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's 3rd
Annual Drive Fore A Cure Golf Tournament, which will be held on July
10, 2008 at Wente Golf Course. In addition, the bank continues to be a
major sponsor of the California Independent Film Festival's Gala
Lifetime Achievement Award Event.

Visit Tri-Valley Bank's website at: www.trivalleybank.com.

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements that
are based on management's current expectations regarding economic,
legislative, and regulatory issues that may impact the Bank's earnings
in future periods. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the
fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.
They often include the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate"
or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as
"will," "would," "should," "could" or "may." Factors that could cause
future results to vary materially from current management expectations
include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes
in interest rates, deposit flows, real estate values, and competition;
changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; changes in
legislation or regulation; and other economic, competitive,
governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the
Bank's operations, pricing, products and services. These and other
important factors are detailed in various Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation filings made periodically by the Bank, copies of which are
available from the Bank without charge. The Bank undertakes no
obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.

Tri-Valley Bank
John Rockwell, 925-791-4340
CCO / Interim CEO

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