Old National Announces Strategic Alignment of Commercial Banking Leadership, Welcomes Chris Doyle

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[{"type":"text","content":"EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ: ONB) today announced a strategic alignment of its Commercial Banking leadership structure to better match leadership roles and responsibilities with the capabilities, reach, and complexity of its commercial clients. As part of this updated structure, Chris Doyle has joined Old National as President of Commercial Banking, and John C. Thurston has been promoted to President of Corporate Banking. “We are thrilled to welcome Chris to Old National, and we are equally excited to welcome John into an expanded leadership role,” said Old National Chairman and CEO Jim Ryan. “This new alignment not only allows us to fully leverage the strengths and experience of both leaders, it also reflects the growing scale of our Commercial business and our commitment to providing exceptional, highly individualized service to all our commercial clients.” Additionally, Old National is further aligning key Treasury Management and Commercial middle office functions. Joe Wicklander, president of Treasury Solutions & Payments, will continue to lead Treasury Management, Merchant Services, and the Financial Institutions Group while also taking on responsibility for Old National’s Foreign Exchange (FX) business and building out FinTech and Liquidity solutions. Tim Kocher will transition from Chief Credit Strategy Officer to Chief Service Delivery Officer, providing leadership that strengthens service delivery for Commercial Banking clients. These leadership updates follow the departure of Commercial Banking CEO Jim Sandgren, who retired on April 1, 2026, after 34 years of service with the organization. About Chris DoyleOld National welcomes Chris Doyle as President of Commercial Banking. Doyle brings more than 20 years of banking experience, most recently serving as Commercial Regional Leader, SVP, at a super-regional bank, where he spent nine years supporting complex client transactions, growth strategies, capital needs, and succession planning. In this new leadership role, Doyle will oversee Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Banking (including SBA lending and Agricultural lending), Middle Market Banking (including Asset-Based Lending, Small Business Investment Company, and Family Office), Commercial Real Estate and Expansion Markets. Doyle is active in the local Cleveland-area com...

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