GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Chairman and CEO
Thomas E. Wiseman announces that K.
Ryan Smith was elected to the Boards
of Directors of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. [Nasdaq: OVBC] and Ohio
Valley Bank during the board meeting held June 15. His tenure will begin July 1.
"I applaud the boards' selection of Ryan
Smith to serve as a director of the company," said Wiseman.
"I've had the privilege of seeing up close the leadership Ryan
brings to every situation he encounters. His experience and
leadership on a statewide basis will benefit the company and our
shareholders as we continue to grow and pursue our community first
mission."
Smith is president of the University of Rio
Grande and brings to these boards 23 years of experience in
business and the investment and securities industry. He also served
in Ohio's House of Representatives
where he sponsored two different state budgets of $70 billion each and had the distinguished honor
of serving as the 103rd speaker of the Ohio House.
Smith will be filling the seats left by Jeff Smith who retired from both boards in
May 2020.
A native of Gallia County,
Ohio, Smith is a graduate of Gallia Academy High School and
holds a bachelor's degree in finance from The Ohio State University. He is a past president of
the Gallia County Chamber of
Commerce, former board member of Holzer Health, and current board
member of the Gallia County Community Improvement Corporation
(CIC). He is a former board member of Gallipolis City Schools and led the Red Dot
campaign, the driving force behind fundraising for the Gallia
Academy High School building built in 2009. His leadership is an
outstanding example of Ohio Valley Bank's mission to put Community
First.
Smith and wife, Vicki, reside in Gallia County with their four children: Grant,
Blake, Kennedy, and Camryn.
Ohio Valley Banc Corp. common stock is traded on The NASDAQ
Global Market under the symbol OVBC. The holding company owns Ohio
Valley Bank, soon with 16 offices in Ohio and West
Virginia, and Loan Central, with six consumer finance
offices in Ohio. Ohio Valley
Bank's sixteenth office, the Point Pleasant North Office, will be a
drive-thru only location scheduled to open later this summer. Learn
more about Ohio Valley Banc Corp. at www.ovbc.com.
Contact: Bryna Butler,
(740) 578-3400, E-mail: bsbutler@ovbc.com
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