Farmers National Bank President and CEO Kevin J. Helmick announces the
appointment of two key executive positions from the former First
National Bank of Orrville that is now Farmers National Bank. Mark R.
Witmer has been named Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Banking
Officer and James (Jay) R. VanSickle has been named Senior Vice
President, Chief Risk Officer. In addition, Farmers also announces the
internal promotion of Joseph A. Gerzina to Senior Vice President, Chief
Lending Officer, Regional President.
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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.
James (Jay) R. VanSickle has over 20 years of experience as a financial
executive and most recently served in a leadership role as the Chief
Financial Officer for First National Bank of Orrville. In his new
position as Chief Risk Officer at Farmers, VanSickle will be responsible
for designing processes, policies and procedures to identify and manage
threats to the overall operation of the Bank. He will also oversee and
manage all compliance functions to ensure risk and compliance programs
are in place. In addition, VanSickle will also serve as a Director of
the Farmers National Bank Board.
Joseph A. Gerzina has been an executive with Farmers for over four years
and, as Chief Lending Officer, is responsible for profitable growth of
the Bank’s loan portfolio. He has more than 30 years of experience in
banking with extensive knowledge in Commercial, Consumer and Wealth
Management divisions. As Regional President, Gerzina will provide
leadership and create a vision for the Bank’s continued organic and
strategic growth in the West region markets. Gerzina will continue to
serve as a Director of the Farmers National Bank Board.
Editor’s note: A photo of Mr. Witmer, Mr. VanSickle and Mr. Gerzina
have 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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