SANDUSKY, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Civista Bancshares, Inc. ("Civista") (NASDAQ: CIVB)
announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
Paul J. Stark will retire on
December 31, 2023. "Paul's insight
and guidance the past 13 years has been instrumental
in Civista's continued growth," said Dennis G. Shaffer, CEO and President of Civista
Bancshares, Inc. "In preparation for Paul's retirement, Michael
D. Mulford joined Civista Bank ("Bank") as Senior Vice
President on November 6, 2023 and
will assume the position of Chief Credit Officer for the Bank upon
Paul's retirement."
Mr. Stark has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Credit
Officer since 2010. He was previously Senior Vice President and
Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at First National
Bank in Howell.
Mr. Mulford comes to Civista with 33 years of credit experience,
including thirteen years as Executive Vice President, Chief Credit
Officer at First Federal Bank of the Midwest ($3.5 billion in assets). After their merger with
Home Savings Bank, Mike assumed the role of Executive Vice
President, Chief Credit Administration Officer for the newly formed
Premier Bank ($7 billion in assets)
for 4 years before moving on to take the Chief Credit Officer role
at Coastal Carolina Bank. Early in his career Mike spent time in
various credit roles with Society Bank, Mid-Am Bank and Key
Bank.
About Civista Bancshares, Inc.
Civista Bancshares, Inc., is a $3.7
billion financial holding company headquartered in
Sandusky, Ohio. Its primary
subsidiary, Civista Bank, was founded in 1884 and provides
full-service banking, commercial lending, mortgage, and wealth
management services. Today, Civista Bank operates 43 locations
across Ohio, Southeastern Indiana and Northern Kentucky. Civista Leasing &
Finance, a division of Civista Bank, offers commercial equipment
leasing services for businesses nationwide. Civista Bancshares'
common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the
symbol "CIVB". Learn more at www.civb.com.
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