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David Rizzo

Market President – Wilmington & Higher Education Sales Executive, First Carolina Bank
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David Rizzo serves as First Carolina Bank’s Wilmington Market President and opened the local office in 2017. His 25 years of banking experience include 20 in Wilmington. During his First Carolina tenure, the Bank has grown from th  

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