Porter Bancorp Inc. announced that Bradford T. Ray has been appointed to the boards of directors of Porter Bancorp, Inc. and PBI Bank, Inc. Ray, age 56, served in various leadership roles at Steel Technologies, Inc. from 1981 - 2010, including Chairman and CEO. He also served as an advisor to Steel Technologies, Inc. from 2010 - 2012. He has been a consultant with BTR Advisory Services since 2012 and has been an independent director at Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. since Dec.

2014. Mr. Ray also serves on Bellarmine University's Board of Trustees in Louisville, Ky.