CINCINNATI, Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial
Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) announces the appointment of John Neighbours to its board of directors
effective August 24, 2015. Mr.
Neighbours also joins the board of directors for the company's main
subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A, effective August 24, 2015.
"We're pleased to welcome John to our board of directors," said
Murph Knapke, chairman of the board
for First Financial Bancorp. "John is a respected lawyer and
advisor, who truly admires the community he serves. He is a big
part of Indianapolis and we are
excited that John will help guide the company as we work to achieve
our strategic goals and execute our client and community focused
business model."
Mr. Neighbours has practiced law for approximately 40 years and
has represented employers throughout the country in all aspects of
labor and employment law. Additionally, he has become an adviser to
business, educational and not-for-profit executives on a variety of
topics which assist them in problem solving.
Mr. Neighbours has served on numerous boards throughout central
Indiana, including having served
as chair of the United Way of Central
Indiana, the Indy Chamber of Commerce and the Indianapolis
Zoological Society. Also, in his lawyer capacity, he served
as a council member for the American Bar Association – Section on
Labor and Employment Law for 12 years, as well as chairman on the
Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act Committee from
1997 to 2000. He also served on the Labor Relations Committee for
the United States Chamber of
Commerce and as co-chair of the legal committee for the Super Bowl
XLVI in Indianapolis.
For more information about First Financial and its board of
directors, visit the company's Investor Relations page at
www.bankatfirst.com.
About First Financial Bancorp
First Financial Bancorp
is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank
holding company. As of June 30,
2015, the Company had $7.4
billion in assets, $4.9
billion in loans, $5.7 billion
in deposits and $802 million in
shareholders' equity. The Company's subsidiary, First
Financial Bank, N.A., founded in 1863, provides banking and
financial services products through its four lines of business:
commercial, consumer, wealth management and mortgage. The
commercial, consumer and mortgage units provide traditional banking
services to business and retail clients. First Financial
Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management,
trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had
approximately $2.4 billion in assets
under management as of June 30,
2015. The Company's strategic operating markets are located
in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky where it operates 106 banking
centers. Additional information about the Company, including
its products, services and banking locations is available at
www.bankatfirst.com.
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SOURCE First Financial Bancorp