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Farmers National Bank Announces Retirement of Regional President, Strategic Additions in Canton Region
CANFIELD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Farmers National Banc Corp (NASDAQ: FMNB) announced today the following changes to its Canton Region Leadership Team. The
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[{"type":"text","content":" CANFIELD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nFarmers National Banc Corp (NASDAQ: FMNB) announced today the following changes to its Canton Region Leadership Team. The changes are prompted by Joseph Gerzina’s decision to retire as Senior Vice President, Regional President – West after almost 40 years in the banking industry, effective April 30, 2022.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220421006034/en/Joseph Gerzina (Photo: Business Wire)\nGerzina joined Farmers in 2011 as Community President where he executed on his vision and created the Farmers’ Stark County market.\n\nDuring his time at Farmers, Gerzina helped oversee the growth of Farmers’ Stark County presence, including five office locations and more than $750M in deposits, loans and trust assets combined. He has agreed to provide advisory services as a Market Executive for a period of time to ensure a seamless transition to his successor.\n\n“First, we would like to thank Joe for his years of loyal service and distinguished leadership in piloting the growth of our Stark County footprint for more than 10 years,” said Kevin Helmick, President and CEO. “He has been a tremendous asset to Farmers and we wish him nothing but the best in his retirement.”\n\nFarmers has named William C. Shivers as Senior Vice President, Regional President. In this role, Shivers will be responsible for the growth of the Akron, Canton and Cleveland regions, overseeing all lending areas and business development.\n\nShivers has 30 years of banking experience and previously served as president of Huntington Bank’s Canton/Mahoning Valley Region. Prior to that role, he served as vice president and team leader of commercial banking for Huntington. Shivers is a graduate of Hiram College and has a master’s degree in business administration from Franciscan University.\n\nHe currently serves as an Executive Committee Member and Board Member of Stark Economic Development Board. He resides in Salem with his wife, Lori, and has three grown daughters and three grandchildren.\n\nFarmers has also named Michael Mudrak as Senior Vice President, Market President – Canton; and Patrick Renner, Vice President, Regional Credit Officer.\n\nMudrak has a bachelor's degree in finance from Bowling Green State University. He has spent nearly 30 years in banking i...