North Bay Bancorp Announces Appointment of Two New Directors

  
    
  
  
    
      North Bay Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBAN), parent of The Vintage Bank and its 
      division Solano Bank, today announced the appointment of Dennis G. 
      Schmal and Gary C. Wallace to the Boards of Directors of North Bay 
      Bancorp and its subsidiary, The Vintage Bank. The appointments were 
      effective October 21, 2006.
    
    
      David Gaw, Chairman of the Board stated, “We 
      are delighted for this opportunity to bring Dennis and Gary on to our 
      Boards. In the process for searching for a new director to replace 
      Conrad Hewitt, who was appointed Chief Accountant of the Securities and 
      Exchange Commission, we secured two exceptionally well qualified 
      individuals.”
    
    
      Mr. Schmal spent over 27 years as a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP 
      specializing in the financial services sector with a concentration in 
      banking. Mr. Schmal retired from Arthur Anderson in 1999 and currently 
      sits on the Board of Directors of several public companies. Mr. Schmal 
      is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of California State 
      University, Fresno.
    
    
      Mr. Wallace recently retired as a partner with KPMG LLP where he was 
      employed since 1984. He also specialized in the financial services 
      sector with a concentration in banking. Mr. Wallace is a Certified 
      Public Accountant and a graduate of California State University, East 
      Bay.
    
    
      “While both of our new directors have strong 
      banking industry credentials and qualify as financial experts, their 
      respective backgrounds have sufficient diversity to provide our Boards 
      with unique and complementary skills,” stated 
      Terry Robinson, President and CEO of North Bay Bancorp.
    
    
      About North Bay Bancorp & The Vintage Bank
    
    
      The Vintage Bank is a full-service commercial bank that offers a wide 
      selection of deposit, loan and investment services. The Bank, which 
      opened in January of 1985, is proud to celebrate 21 years of service and 
      growth throughout the Napa Valley, Northern California's number one 
      tourist destination and the nation's premier wine producing region, with 
      six locations in Napa County, including offices in American Canyon, 
      Gateway Industrial Park and St. Helena. The Solano Bank division, opened 
      in 2000 as a separately chartered bank, has offices in Vacaville, 
      Fairfield, Vallejo and Benicia. Solano County, projected to be the Bay 
      Area's fastest growing County through year 2030, provides excellent 
      growth opportunities for the Bank.
    
    
      North Bay Bancorp was formed in 1999 as the holding company for The 
      Vintage Bank. Its stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market 
      under the symbol NBAN.
    
    
      This news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to 
      the financial condition, results of operation and business of North Bay 
      Bancorp and its subsidiary. These include, but are not limited to, 
      statements that relate to or are dependent on estimates or assumptions 
      relating to the prospects of loan growth, credit quality and certain 
      operating efficiencies resulting from the operations of The Vintage Bank 
      and its Solano Bank Division. These forward-looking statements involve 
      certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results 
      to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking 
      statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) 
      competitive pressure among financial services companies increases 
      significantly; (2) changes in the interest rate environment on interest 
      margins; (3) general economic conditions, internationally, nationally or 
      in the State of California are less favorable than expected; (4) 
      legislation or regulatory requirements or changes adversely affect the 
      business in which the combined organization will be engaged; (5) 
      finalization of the year-end audit results; (6) the ability to satisfy 
      the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulations 
      governing internal control and (7) other risks detailed in the North Bay 
      Bancorp reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    
  
North Bay Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBAN), parent of The Vintage Bank and
its division Solano Bank, today announced the appointment of Dennis G.
Schmal and Gary C. Wallace to the Boards of Directors of North Bay
Bancorp and its subsidiary, The Vintage Bank. The appointments were
effective October 21, 2006.

   David Gaw, Chairman of the Board stated, "We are delighted for
this opportunity to bring Dennis and Gary on to our Boards. In the
process for searching for a new director to replace Conrad Hewitt, who
was appointed Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, we secured two exceptionally well qualified individuals."

   Mr. Schmal spent over 27 years as a partner with Arthur Andersen
LLP specializing in the financial services sector with a concentration
in banking. Mr. Schmal retired from Arthur Anderson in 1999 and
currently sits on the Board of Directors of several public companies.
Mr. Schmal is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of
California State University, Fresno.

   Mr. Wallace recently retired as a partner with KPMG LLP where he
was employed since 1984. He also specialized in the financial services
sector with a concentration in banking. Mr. Wallace is a Certified
Public Accountant and a graduate of California State University, East
Bay.

   "While both of our new directors have strong banking industry
credentials and qualify as financial experts, their respective
backgrounds have sufficient diversity to provide our Boards with
unique and complementary skills," stated Terry Robinson, President and
CEO of North Bay Bancorp.

   About North Bay Bancorp & The Vintage Bank

   The Vintage Bank is a full-service commercial bank that offers a
wide selection of deposit, loan and investment services. The Bank,
which opened in January of 1985, is proud to celebrate 21 years of
service and growth throughout the Napa Valley, Northern California's
number one tourist destination and the nation's premier wine producing
region, with six locations in Napa County, including offices in
American Canyon, Gateway Industrial Park and St. Helena. The Solano
Bank division, opened in 2000 as a separately chartered bank, has
offices in Vacaville, Fairfield, Vallejo and Benicia. Solano County,
projected to be the Bay Area's fastest growing County through year
2030, provides excellent growth opportunities for the Bank.

   North Bay Bancorp was formed in 1999 as the holding company for
The Vintage Bank. Its stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National
Market under the symbol NBAN.

   This news release contains forward-looking statements with respect
to the financial condition, results of operation and business of North
Bay Bancorp and its subsidiary. These include, but are not limited to,
statements that relate to or are dependent on estimates or assumptions
relating to the prospects of loan growth, credit quality and certain
operating efficiencies resulting from the operations of The Vintage
Bank and its Solano Bank Division. These forward-looking statements
involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated by such
forward-looking statements include, among others, the following
possibilities: (1) competitive pressure among financial services
companies increases significantly; (2) changes in the interest rate
environment on interest margins; (3) general economic conditions,
internationally, nationally or in the State of California are less
favorable than expected; (4) legislation or regulatory requirements or
changes adversely affect the business in which the combined
organization will be engaged; (5) finalization of the year-end audit
results; (6) the ability to satisfy the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulations governing internal control
and (7) other risks detailed in the North Bay Bancorp reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.