Civista Bancshares, Inc. Appoints Ian Whinnem as Senior Vice President
April 30, 2024 at 09:00 am EDT
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Civista Bancshares, Inc. announced that Ian Whinnem will join the Company as Senior Vice President effective June 3, 2024. He will be a member of Civista's Executive Leadership Team reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis G. Shaffer.Mr. Whinnem joins Civista with over 25 years of corporate finance management in banking, including the past seven years as Senior Vice President, Director of Profitability Management and Capital Utilization for Huntington Bancshares, Inc. He began his career with FirstMerit Corporation in 1998 and held various finance roles including Director of Finance, prior to Huntington's acquisition of FirstMerit in 2016.
Mr. Whinnem earned his undergraduate and Master of Business Administration degrees from Cleveland State University. He and his wife reside in Westlake.
Civista Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company. The Company, through its subsidiary, Civista Bank, is engaged in the business of community banking. Civista Bank through its locations in the Ohio counties of Erie, Crawford, Champaign, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Huron, Logan, Madison, Montgomery, Ottawa, Richland, Henry, Wood, and Summit, in the Indiana counties of Dearborn and Ripley and in the Kentucky county of Kenton, conducts a general banking business that involves collecting customer deposits, making loans, purchasing securities, and offering Trust services. Civista Bank is also engaged in a general equipment leasing and financing business through its Civista Leasing & Financing (CLF) division. Its Civista Wealth Management division offers investment advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, and non-profits with personalized investment management, 401(k) advisory services for employers, financial planning, and trust services.
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