FBMI Firstbank Corp. (MM)

Rice Named Vice President of Firstbank Corporation ALMA, Mich., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomas R. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Firstbank Corporation (NASDAQ:FBMI), announced that the Board of Directors appointed Richard Rice Vice President and Controller of the corporation. Rice has over 19 years of accounting and finance experience with major publicly traded bank holding companies. During the past year, Rice has served as Firstbank Corporation's Controller. Mr. Sullivan stated, "Rich has extensive experience in financial management, reporting and control, and audit. These talents, combined with his background in acquisition integration, coincide with Firstbank Corporation's growth initiatives. He also has been instrumental in developing procedures for our successful compliance with the internal control requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley. We are pleased to name him a Vice President of the Corporation in addition to his title of Controller." Rice's education credentials include earning a B.S. degree in accounting and an M.B.A. in finance from Western Michigan University. Firstbank Corporation, headquartered in Alma, Michigan is currently a five bank financial services company with assets of $814 million and 35 banking offices located in central and northeast Michigan. Bank subsidiaries include: Firstbank - Alma; Firstbank (Mt. Pleasant); Firstbank - West Branch; Firstbank - Lakeview; and Firstbank - St. Johns. Other corporate affiliates include 1st. Armored, Inc.; 1st. Title; Gladwin Land Company, Inc.; and C.A. Hanes Realty, Inc. Investment services are available through affiliations with Citizens Bank Wealth Management, MML Investors Services, Inc., and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. DATASOURCE: Firstbank Corporation CONTACT: Sam Stone, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Firstbank Corporation, +1-989-466-7325 Web site: http://www.firstbank-corp.com/

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