On July 9, 2012, Thomas G. Stevenson resigned as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. and of Peoples Bank. In connection with Mr. Stevenson's resignation, the Board appointed H. Lawrence Lyons to serve as the interim Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of the company and the Bank. Mr. Lyons has served as an Executive Vice President of the company and of the Bank since May 23, 2001. In that capacity, he has been in charge of operations and has managed the Bank's non-deposit product sales program. Prior to May 2001, he served as Senior Vice President of the Company and of the Bank.