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Financial Institutions, Inc. Announces Date of 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Nominations for Board of Directors
WARSAW, N.Y., March 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI) (the “Company” or “we”), parent company of Five Star Bank (the
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[{"type":"text","content":"WARSAW, N.Y., March 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI) (the “Company” or “we”), parent company of Five Star Bank (the “Bank”), SDN Insurance Agency, LLC (“SDN”), Courier Capital, LLC (“Courier Capital”) and HNP Capital, LLC (“HNP Capital”), announced today that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 10:00 am EDT. Given ongoing public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, the Meeting will be held virtually through the internet or other electronic means in lieu of an in-person meeting. The record date for the Meeting is Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The Company also announced that its board of directors nominated Mauricio Riveros and Mark Zupan for election as new directors at the 2021 Meeting. Current directors Dawn Burlew and Robert Latella are nominees for re-election while Karl Anderson Jr. is retiring from the board. “Karl has served as an invaluable member of our board for the past 15 years,” commented Robert Latella, Chair of the Board. “We have benefitted from his legal and banking experiences and leadership of board committees. We are grateful to Karl for his dedication to our Company and wish him all the best.” “Mauricio and Mark are exceptional candidates with diverse work and life experiences,” said Susan Holliday, Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. “They each bring a unique combination of professional and community service to our board, representing incremental skills, experiences and market knowledge that will benefit us in the future.” Mr. Riveros, 46, has served as President of LECESSE Construction Services since 2017 and Chief Operating Officer of The Pike Companies since March 15, 2021 (after serving as Chief Innovation Officer since 2014). LECESSE and The Pike Companies are Rochester-based construction firms. Mr. Riveros previously served as President of Riveros Contracting, National Director of Canadian Executive Services Organization and Director of Strategic Planning for the Government of Bolivia. He currently serves on the boards of the following nonprofit organizations: Center for Governmental Research, Roberts Wesleyan College, St. Ann’s Community and YMCA of Greater Rochester. Mr. Zupan, 61, has been the President of Alfred University, located in Alfred, New York, ...