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Lenny Smith

Commercial Banker, Southern Bank
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Lenny Smith is a Commercial Banker for Southern Bank and has represented the Wilmington market for the past 20 years. He is a graduate of Elon University and received a Masters of Business Administration from East Carolina Univers  

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