Horizon Bancorp, Inc. announced the appointment of Vanessa Williams to serve as an independent director on the Board of its wholly owned subsidiary, Horizon Bank. Williams is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Kelly Services, Inc., a leading global workforce solutions company headquartered in Troy, Mich. Williams will serve on the Bank Board's Compensation and Asset Liability and Operation Committees.

Prior to joining Kelly Services in 2020, Williams was Senior Vice President, Division General Counsel with IHS Markit Ltd. . She joined IHS Markit in 2014 through its acquisition of R.L. Polk Co., where she served in a variety of roles, including Deputy General Counsel, beginning in 2006. Earlier in her career she was an attorney with the Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association and the law firm of Plunkett Cooney, P.C. She earned her B.A. from the University of Alabama, J.D. from the College of William and Mary and M.B.A. from Wayne State University.