INDIANA, Pa., May 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T
Bancorp, Inc., a full-service financial institution with assets of
$7.0 billion, and locations in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New
York, announced the appointment of Christine J. Toretti as chair of the S&T
Bancorp, Inc. (S&T) board of directors, following the
retirement of Charles "Chuck" G. Urtin.
Toretti becomes the first female board chair in S&T history,
after serving as vice chair since 2013, and as a director since
1984.
"In her tenure as a director of S&T Bancorp, Christine has
provided valuable insight and leadership, which has contributed to
our overall success," said Todd D.
Brice, president and CEO of S&T. "We have been fortunate
to have someone with Christine's business acumen on our board, and
I am truly honored to work with her in her new role as chair.
"At the same time, we extend our thanks and appreciation to
Chuck Urtin for his leadership of our board, and wish him every
blessing in retirement," Brice added.
"I've seen S&T grow from nearly $400
million in assets to a $7
billion bank during my tenure on the board and I am looking
forward to helping guide S&T to even greater heights in this
leadership role," Toretti said.
Toretti is president of Palladio, LLC, and a former chair and
CEO of S.W. Jack Drilling Co., the largest privately held
land-based drilling company in the United
States at that time. She has been a director of the
Pittsburgh Federal Reserve Bank, and currently serves on the boards
of EQT Corporation, The Kiski School, and the International Medical
Corps.
A trailblazer in the energy industry, Toretti has earned
numerous honors throughout her career, as well as remaining
involved in the political landscape as leader of the 2016 U.S.
Presidential Transition Team for the Small Business Administration
and as Republican National Committeewoman for Pennsylvania.
An active member of the community, she donates time and
resources to the Anne B. Anstine Excellence in Public Service
Series in Pennsylvania and the
Dodie Londen Excellence in Public Service Series in Arizona, which she founded and serves as
chair.
Previous board memberships include The Andy Warhol Museum, Chi
Omega Foundation, The Committee of 200, the Gettysburg Foundation,
the Indiana Regional Medical Center, the Lockhart Company, and the
National Council of Colonial Williamsburg. In addition, she
previously served as president of the Foundation for Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
For more information, please visit www.stbancorp.com.
About S&T Bancorp, Inc. and S&T Bank: S&T
Bancorp, Inc. is a $7.0 billion bank
holding company that is headquartered in Indiana, Pa., and trades on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol STBA. Its principal subsidiary,
S&T Bank, was established in 1902, and operates locations in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New
York. For more information
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