Civista Bancshares, Inc. Announces Management Changes
December 24, 2018 at 01:05 pm EST
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Civista Bancshares, Inc. announced that Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary James E. McGookey will retire on December 31, 2018. In preparation for Jim's retirement, Lance A. Morrison joined Civista as Senior Vice President this fall and will assume the position of General Counsel for both Civista and Civista Bank (Bank) upon Jim's retirement. McGookey has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2002. He was named Executive Vice President of Civista Bank in 2013 and was previously Senior Vice President and General Counsel from 2002 – 2013. Prior to joining the bank in 2002, he was a law partner in Buckingham, Lucal, McGookey & Zeiher Co., L.P.A. where he represented Civista from 2000 to 2002. Morrison comes to Civista with over 25 years of practicing law including five years as General Counsel in the banking industry and as a judge advocate with the U.S. Naval Academy.
Civista Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company. The Company, through its subsidiary, Civista Bank, is engaged in the business of community banking. Civista Bank through its locations in the Ohio counties of Erie, Crawford, Champaign, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Huron, Logan, Madison, Montgomery, Ottawa, Richland, Henry, Wood, and Summit, in the Indiana counties of Dearborn and Ripley and in the Kentucky county of Kenton, conducts a general banking business that involves collecting customer deposits, making loans, purchasing securities, and offering Trust services. Civista Bank is also engaged in a general equipment leasing and financing business through its Civista Leasing & Financing (CLF) division. Its Civista Wealth Management division offers investment advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, and non-profits with personalized investment management, 401(k) advisory services for employers, financial planning, and trust services.
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