Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Committee. He is also a director of First Commonwealth Bank. Mr. Greenfield was formerly Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Kennametal, Inc., a global manufacturer of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes from 2001 until his retirement in 2010. Prior to joining Kennametal in 2001, Mr. Greenfield was a shareholder of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney P.C., a Pittsburgh-based law firm, focusing on corporate, financial and transactional issues involving public and private companies. He also served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Meritor Automotive, Inc. and Associate General Counsel of Rockwell International Corporation. He is also active in a number of charitable, educational and civic organizations, and also serves as a trustee of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina. Mr. Greenfield earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. Having practiced law for over 35 years and served in executive capacities for three publicly traded companies, Mr. Greenfield has extensive experience in corporate governance, ethics and compliance matters and the execution of corporate strategy and is therefore qualified to serve as a director.
Patricia A. Husic. Ms. Husic, age 58, served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Centric Financial Corp. and Centric Bank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 2007 until the acquisition by First Commonwealth. She was a co-founder of Centric Financial in 2007. Ms. Husic joined our Board on February 1, 2023, upon the closing of the acquisition. Prior to founding Centric, Ms. Husic served as President, COO and Director of Vartan Bank from 2005 until the acquisition in 2007 by Centric Financial. She served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Vartan Bank from 2004 to 2005. Previously, Ms. Husic was a member of the executive management team at Pennsylvania State Bank from 1991 to 2004, overseeing accounting, finance, and management information systems, during her tenure. She currently serves on the board of the American Bankers Mutual Insurance, LTD and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Ms. Husic served as Chair of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association in 2013 and founded the Women in Banking program at the association during that time. She also served on the board of the American Bankers Association from 2016 to 2019. Ms. Husic has been recognized by American Banker magazine as one of the Most Powerful Women in Banking for the years 2015-2021. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Management Information Systems from Temple University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Husic brings over 30 years of experience and leadership in the banking industry and provides an important connection between First Commonwealth and its Eastern Pennsylvania markets.
Bart E. Johnson. Mr. Johnson, age 57, is Managing Member of Serenity Pools, LLC, a pool construction company serving the greater Columbus Ohio region. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AgriCommunicators, Inc., a multi-channel communications firm specializing in the agricultural community. Mr. Johnson served as a director of DCB Financial Corp., the bank holding company for The Delaware County Bank and Trust Company, from 2010 until the merger of DCB Financial Corp with First Commonwealth. Mr. Johnson was appointed to our Board following the merger in April 2017. He is also a director of First Commonwealth Bank and serves as a member of our Audit Committee and the Credit Committee of First Commonwealth Bank. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from The Ohio State University. Mr. Johnson has expertise in business, marketing and communications, and his background and association with Delaware County, Ohio and the regional community provides an important connection between First Commonwealth and its Central Ohio market.
Luke A. Latimer. Mr. Latimer, age 46, is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of R&L Development, a heavy construction company in New Alexandria, Pennsylvania. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Treasurer of R&L Development from 1999 to October 2015. Mr. Latimer is a General Partner of SML Limited Partnership, a real estate holding and development partnership in New Alexandria, Pennsylvania. Mr. Latimer joined our Board in April 2011. He also serves as a director of First Commonwealth Bank and is a member of our Governance Committee. Mr. Latimer has served as a Director of First Western Financial, Inc., a bank holding company in Denver, Colorado, since July 2015, and serves on the Audit and Governance Committees of the First Western Financial Board. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of First National Bank of Santa Fe and a director of New Mexico Banquest Corporation, a bank and bank holding company in Santa Fe, New Mexico, until May 2013.
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