Horizon Appoints James D. Neff President
January 03 2018 - 9:30AM
Craig M. Dwight, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon
Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBNC) is pleased to announce that on December 19,
2017, the Boards of Directors of Horizon and its wholly owned
subsidiary, Horizon Bank (collectively, “Horizon”), named
James D. Neff as President of both Horizon and Horizon Bank.
In addition, Mr. Neff will serve on Horizon Bank’s board of
directors. The promotion was effective January 1, 2018. Mr.
Dwight stated that “Mr. Neff has been an integral part of Horizon’s
executive management team since 1999 and a major contributor to
Horizon’s success. As President, Mr. Neff will oversee retail
banking, community reinvestment, retail mortgage, warehouse and
consumer lending. His expanded authority and responsibilities will
ensure Horizon’s continued commitment to excellence and profitable
growth.”
Mr. Neff is a seasoned banker and started his banking career in
August of 1978 with First of America Bank, La Porte, Indiana.
He joined Horizon in October 1999 as Senior Vice President Mortgage
Warehouse lending and was promoted to Executive Vice President in
January 2004. In 2016, Mr. Neff assumed additional responsibilities
over consumer lending. During his tenure with Horizon, Mr.
Neff’s areas of responsibility have continued to grow, while
maintaining proper internal controls and efficiency.
Mr. Neff is actively engaged in the community and currently
serves on the Purdue University Northwest Advisory Board, the Sinai
Forum Board and he is a member of the Michigan City Rotary
Club. In addition, he has been the past President and
campaign chairman of the Greater La Porte County United Way and
served at all levels of the United Way’s annual campaign. Mr.
Neff is a graduate of the La Porte County Leadership program and
past associate member of La Porte County Board of Realtors, La
Porte County Home Builders Association and the Michigan City
Community Development Corporation. In addition, Mr. Neff has
been a Salvation Army bell ringing volunteer for the past
twenty-three years.
Mr. Neff graduated from Purdue University North Central with a
degree in liberal arts and business administration. Mr. Neff
and his family reside in La Porte County, Indiana. About
Horizon BancorpHorizon Bancorp is an independent,
commercial bank holding company serving northern and central
Indiana, southern and central Michigan and central Ohio through its
commercial banking subsidiary Horizon Bank. Horizon also
offers mortgage-banking services throughout the Midwest. Horizon
may be reached online at www.horizonbank.com. Its common
stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol
HBNC.
Forward Looking StatementsThis
press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the
financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating
strategies of Horizon. For these statements, Horizon claims
the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Statements in this press release should be considered
in conjunction with the other information available about Horizon,
including the information in the filings we make with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking
statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future
events and are not guarantees of future performance. The
forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations
and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. We
have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using
words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,”
“plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection
with any discussion of future operating or financial
performance. Although management believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those
expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
include risk factors relating to the banking industry and the other
factors detailed from time to time in Horizon’s reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described
in its Form 10-K. Undue reliance should not be placed on the
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
Horizon does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any
obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions that
may be made to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the
events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking
statement is made, or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events, except to the extent required by law.
Contact: Mark E. SecorChief Financial OfficerPhone:
(219) 873-2611Fax: (219) 874-9280
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