Farmers National Bank President and CEO Kevin J. Helmick announces the
appointment of Mark R. Witmer to Senior Executive Vice President, Chief
Banking Officer and the promotion of Tim Shaffer to Senior Vice
President, Regional President. Prior to this announcement, Witmer was
the President & CEO of the former First National Bank of Orrville that
is now Farmers National Bank and Shaffer was Farmers’ Senior Vice
President, Commercial Banking/Private Client Services, Mahoning Valley.
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Mark R. Witmer Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer (Photo: Business Wire)
Mark R. Witmer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
National Bancshares and First National Bank for the past three years. He
has over 25 years of expertise in community banking, credit evaluation
and agribusiness. His extensive background enables Witmer to provide
valuable insights while evaluating the business conditions for markets
in which the Company operates, as well as future corporate strategies.
In Witmer’s new position, he will create and execute a vision for all
lending and credit functions in the East and West regions of the Bank’s
footprint. His proven organizational leadership in these areas will be
an asset to Farmers’ strategic growth plan. Witmer will serve as a
Director of the Farmers National Bank Board.
Shaffer, who joined Farmers in 2011, is a banking veteran with 30 years
of experience. In his prior position, as the Mahoning Valley commercial
lending leader, Shaffer was responsible for profitable growth of the
Bank’s loan portfolio. With this new promotion, he will provide
leadership and create a vision for Lending, Treasury Management and
Private Client Services for the entire East region. In 2013, Shaffer
became a member of the Senior Management team as well as the Bank’s
Board of Directors.
These appointments are effective immediately.
Editor’s note: A photo of Mr. Witmer and Mr. Shaffer has been
provided for your convenience.
About Farmers National Banc Corp.
Founded in 1887, Farmers (NASDAQ: FMNB) is a diversified financial
services company headquartered in Canfield, Ohio, with approximately
$1.6 billion in banking assets and $1 billion in trust assets. Farmers’
wholly-owned subsidiaries are comprised of Farmers National Bank, a
full-service national bank engaged in commercial and retail banking with
33 banking locations in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Stark, Wayne,
Medina, and Cuyahoga Counties in Ohio, Farmers Trust Company, which
operates two trust offices and offers services in the same geographic
markets and National Associates, Inc. Farmers National Insurance, LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Farmers National Bank, offers a variety of
insurance products.
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