Middlefield Banc Corp. announced the company has appointed James R. Heslop, II as President succeeding Thomas G. Caldwell. Mr. Heslop, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of company, will assume the role of President on April 1, 2022, upon Mr. Caldwell's retirement.
Mr. Caldwell will also retire from the company's Board of Directors on March 31, 2022. The Company's Board of Directors has taken action to reduce the size of its Board of Directors from ten to nine effective on April 1, 2022. Mr. Heslop has been an active member of the Ohio community banking industry for over 40 years.
He joined Middlefield in 1996 as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Middlefield Banking Company. Mr. Heslop became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Middlefield Banc Corp. in October 2000.
He became a director of the Bank in July 1999 and a director of Middlefield Banc Corp. in November 2001.
