CINCINNATI, March 27,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp's
(Nasdaq: FFBC) Board of Directors has nominated Dawn Morris and Andre
Porter as directors, with elections on their positions to
take place during the board's annual meeting of shareholders
scheduled on Tuesday, May 23,
2023.
"Dawn and Andre are both excellent nominees to join the First
Financial Board of Directors," said Claude
Davis, chairman. "Dawn brings valuable experience in banking
and broad expertise in business transformation and innovation,
while Andre has extensive and varied business and leadership
experience from both the private and public sectors."
First Financial CEO Archie Brown
also commended the nominations. "Dawn's impressive accomplishments
in the financial services sector position her well to offer
valuable insights as we deliver relevant and customized solutions
for our clients," Brown said. "Andre's business, legal and state
government expertise should also serve us well in the areas of
regulatory strategy, governance, corporate and personnel strategy,
and environmental, social and governance (ESG) plans."
Mrs. Morris, 55, is the founder and CEO of Growth Partners
Group, a strategic consulting firm in Florida, serving clients in strategic business
transformation and innovation. Prior to opening the firm, she was
the chief digital and marketing officer for First Horizon Bank in
Tennessee. Mrs. Morris worked
previously as executive vice president and chief marketing officer
for Webster Bank, after holding
earlier roles with RBS Citizens Financial Group and RBC Bank. She
is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at
West Point and served as a captain in the Army.
Mr. Porter, 43, is senior vice president, chief legal officer
and corporate secretary at Indiana-based Midcontinent Independent System
Operator (MISO), which is responsible for an energy market that
transmits electricity to 15 states. In previous roles, he served as
chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), director of the Ohio Department
of Commerce, PUCO commissioner, and an attorney in private
practice. Mr. Porter is chairman of the board at Capital University, where he has been a member of
the board since 2007 and from which he earned his bachelor's
degree. He holds his J.D. from The Ohio State
University.
First Financial also announces that Corinne Finnerty will retire from the board when
her current term expires, at the end of the board meeting on
May 23. Ms. Finnerty joined the board
of First Financial in 1998.
"The board expresses our sincere gratitude to Corinne for more
than two decades of service," Davis said. "Corinne has provided
trusted and valued guidance through numerous economic cycles as
First Financial has grown to help more clients and communities
thrive."
About First Financial Bancorp.
First Financial
Bancorp. is a Cincinnati, Ohio
based bank holding company. As of December
31, 2022, the Company had $17.0
billion in assets, $10.3
billion in loans, $12.7
billion in deposits and $2.0
billion in shareholders' equity. The Company's subsidiary,
First Financial Bank, founded in 1863, provides banking and
financial services products through its six lines of business:
Commercial, Retail Banking, Investment Commercial Real Estate,
Mortgage Banking, Commercial Finance and Wealth Management. These
business units provide traditional banking services to business and
retail clients. Wealth Management provides wealth planning,
portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement
plan services and had approximately $3.2
billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022. The Company operated 132 full
service banking centers as of December 31,
2022, located in Ohio,
Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, while the Commercial Finance
business lends into targeted industry verticals on a nationwide
basis. Additional information about the Company, including its
products, services and banking locations, is available
at www.bankatfirst.com.
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