MARIETTA, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") (NASDAQ:
PEBO) today announced that Tara M.
Abraham and James S. Huggins
plan to retire from the Board of Directors ("Board") of Peoples and
the Board of Directors of Peoples' banking subsidiary, Peoples
Bank, effective when their current terms end on April 25, 2024. Ms. Abraham and Mr. Huggins
have each served on the Boards of Directors of Peoples and Peoples
Bank since 2012. Ms. Abraham is a member of the Compensation,
Governance and Nominating, and Risk Committees of the Board.
Mr. Huggins is a member of the Audit, Executive, and Risk
Committees of the Board, and he has served as Chairman of the Risk
Committee since 2017. Both Ms. Abraham and Mr. Huggins are also
members of the Trust Committee of the Board of Directors of Peoples
Bank
Commenting on the retirements, Peoples' Chairman of the Board,
Susan D. Rector, said, "On behalf of
the Board of Directors, I want to thank Tara and Jim for their
years of dedicated service and many valuable contributions to the
success of Peoples. We wish them both continued personal and
professional success in the future."
Chuck Sulerzyski, Peoples'
President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "On behalf of all the
associates of Peoples, I would like to thank Tara and Jim for the
leadership they have provided the company during their tenure as
directors, a time during which Peoples has experienced significant
growth, both organically and through acquisitions."
Peoples is a diversified financial services holding company and
makes available a complete line of banking, trust and investment,
insurance and premium financing solutions through its subsidiaries.
Peoples Bank has been headquartered in Marietta, Ohio, since 1902. Peoples has
established a heritage of financial stability, growth and community
impact. Peoples had $9.2 billion in
total assets as of December 31, 2023,
and 149 locations, including 133 full-service bank branches in
Ohio, Kentucky, West
Virginia, Virginia,
Washington D.C., and Maryland. Peoples is a member of the Russell
3000 index of U.S. publicly-traded companies. Learn more about
Peoples at www.peoplesbancorp.com.
Contact:
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Chuck
Sulerzyski
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President and
CEO
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(740)
374-6163
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