# SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/southern-first-bancshares-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 24 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 2 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-09-17T04:46:14.348898+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-17T04:46:14.348898+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC - Display name: SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC ## Leadership - James B. Orders, III: Chairman of the Board. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Andrew B. Cajka, Jr.: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Anna T. Locke: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Anne S. Ellefson: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Darrin Goss, Sr.: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - David G. Ellison: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Jennifer S. Cluverius: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Leighton M. Cubbage: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Mark A. Cothran: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Ray A. Lattimore: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Rudolph G. Johnstone, III, M.D.: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Tecumseh Hooper, Jr.: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Terry Grayson-Caprio: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - William A. Maner, IV: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - William M. McClatchey, Jr.: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Calvin C. Hurst: President. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Christian J. Zych: Chief Financial Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Julie A. Fairchild: Chief Accounting Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.: Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. - Wesley C. Wilbanks: Chief Credit Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:1. ## Headquarters - US. Publication: UNDER_REVIEW. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: unlinked, under review. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:1. ## Published Fact - US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:1. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/southern-first-bancshares-inc). - alpha:evidence:company:4154feef-ac20-4e87-827a-0c7db893a741:2: [SEC DEF 14A 0001206774-26-000194](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090009/000120677426000194/sfst4554181-def14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. - Current index memberships: Unavailable - Index membership events: Unavailable ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/southern-first-bancshares-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/southern-first-bancshares-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/southern-first-bancshares-inc) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/southern-first-bancshares-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/southern-first-bancshares-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp