MARIETTA, Ohio, Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Peoples
Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") (NASDAQ: PEBO) today announced that
Thomas J. Wolf has resigned from its
Board of Directors ("Board") and the Board of Directors of its
banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank, effective January 14, 2017. Mr. Wolf had served on the
Board since 2004. He was a member of the Board's Audit, Risk and
Executive Committees, and he served as Chairman of the Audit
Committee from August of 2010 until June of 2016.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed my years at Peoples, and I wish
everyone continued success," said Wolf. "The groundwork is in
place with some strong board members and fantastic associates."
Commenting on Mr. Wolf's departure, Peoples' Chairman of the
Board, David L. Mead, said, "On
behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Tom for his years
of service and many valuable contributions to the success of
Peoples. We wish him the very best in his future."
Peoples' Corporate Governance Guidelines require that a director
resign from the Board as of the next annual meeting of shareholders
following the director's 70th birthday. Mr. Wolf turned
70 last year following the annual meeting.
Peoples is a diversified financial products and services company
with $3.4 billion in assets, 79 sales
offices including 71 full-service bank branches and 78 ATMs in
Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Peoples
makes available a complete line of banking, investment, insurance,
and trust solutions through its subsidiaries - Peoples Bank and
Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC. Peoples' common shares are traded on
the NASDAQ Global Select Market® under the symbol
"PEBO", and Peoples is a member of the Russell 3000 index of US
publicly traded companies. Learn more about Peoples at
www.peoplesbancorp.com.
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