WARREN, Pa., Aug. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael W.
Bickerton has been named executive vice president, Commercial
Lending of Northwest Bank. Steven G.
Fisher, senior executive vice president, chief revenue
officer, made the announcement.
In his role, Mr. Bickerton will oversee Northwest's Commercial
Lending department, which provides a full range of commercial
financing options across the bank's footprint.
In making the announcement, Mr. Fisher said, "Mr. Bickerton is
an experienced banker with an extensive commercial lending and
credit background. He will be a tremendous asset to our
organization and is uniquely qualified to lead the Commercial
Lending Department as we continue to profitably grow our commercial
lines of business."
Mr. Bickerton joins Northwest through the recent acquisition of
Lorain National Bank (LNB) where he
served as chief credit officer. He has 33 years of experience in
commercial banking, middle market lending, credit policy and risk
management.
Northwest Bank operates 182 community banking locations in
Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Maryland. Founded in 1896, Northwest is a
full-service financial institution offering a complete line of
personal and business banking products including employee benefits,
investment management services, insurance and trust. Northwest
Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company of Northwest Bank and is
listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as NWBI. More information
about Northwest can be found online at www.northwest.com.
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