Scott Horton is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company joining Verus Bank of Commerce in October of 2013.  He has been in the banking industry for over thirteen years where he has held various accounting positions at community banks.  Most recently Scott was the Assistant Controller for NBH Bank, N.A. the banking subsidiary of National Bank Holdings Corporation, a $5 billion publicly traded bank holding company.  Scott has been part of bank mergers, acquisitions, conversions and has extensive experience in bank asset liability management.  Scott is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Minor in Economics.  He has also passed the CPA exam and completed the Graduate School of Bank Investments and Financial Management at the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business. 