First National Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Barbara Palk to its Board of Directors. Ms. Palk is a highly respected financial services executive with a 30-year track record in institutional investment and investment management, previously serving as President of TD Asset Management Inc. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute and a CFA charter holder. Ms. Palk will stand for first-time election to the company's Board of Directors at First National's May 13, 2013 annual meeting of shareholders.

Ms. Palk currently serves as a Director of TD Asset Management USA Funds Inc., the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Queen's University where she is Chair, The Perimeter Institute and Greenwood College School.