Commercial National Financial appointed Kevin Collison president and CEO of the company and unit Commercial Bank, and to the board of directors of both entities, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Collison has 25 years of experience and has been with the bank since 1996, most recently serving as senior vice president, senior lender.

The company said the election of Collison is part of a planned succession as current President and CEO Jeffrey Barker announced his retirement effective December 31, 2014. Barker will continue to serve on the board of the company and the bank.