People: Lakeland Financial Corp (LKFN.OQ)

Mr. Eric H. Ottinger is Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking Department of Lakeland Financial Corporation. He presently serves as an Executive Vice President of Lakeland Financial and as head of the company Commercial Banking Department, a position which he has held since August 2011. He joined Lake City Bank in April 1999 as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. In April 2002 he was promoted to Commercial East Regional Manager. In April 2009, he was promoted to head of the company Advisory Group. Prior to that time, Mr. Ottinger was a commercial lending officer at another bank since 1993.