On July 24, 2018, the board of directors of Summit Financial Group, Inc. increased the size of the board to seventeen (17) members and appointed Jason Kitzmiller to serve on the board to fill the vacancy created by that action. Mr. Kitzmiller was also appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Summit Community Bank, Inc., the company's wholly owned subsidiary bank. The appointment was effective immediately. Mr. Kitzmiller has been the President of A.L.L. Construction Inc. since 2008 and is currently the majority shareholder.