WARREN, Pa., May 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The
stockholders of Northwest Bancshares, Inc., the parent company
of Northwest Bank, elected Mark A.
Paup as a member of its Board of Directors at the company's
Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 20,
2016.
Mr. Paup currently serves as president and chief executive
officer of Zippo Manufacturing Company and W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery Company, both of
which are headquartered in Bradford,
Pennsylvania.
During his twenty-year career with Zippo and Case, Mr. Paup has
served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, National Sales
Manager, European Sales Manager and Global Marketing Director. He
has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Zippo
Manufacturing Company, as President of the Supervisory Board of
Zippo Europe S.A. and as a Director of Zippo Asia Ltd. At Zippo and
Case, Mr. Paup has been instrumental in corporate strategic
planning, product diversification and the development of the sales
and marketing departments.
He has been a member of Northwest Bank's McKean County Advisory
Board since 2010.
Mr. Paup's extensive experience in the areas of sales,
marketing, and strategic planning will greatly assist the Board in
its oversight of Northwest Bank's organic growth initiatives and
strategic direction.
Northwest Bank operates 157 full-service offices and 7
free-standing drive throughs. Founded in 1896, Northwest offers 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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