Premier Bank Announces the Promotion of Rick Hull and Steve Hendricks
Youngstown, OH (March 1, 2023) – Premier Bank is pleased to announce that Rick Hull, Northcentral Ohio Market President has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking and Steve Hendricks has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Northcentral Ohio Market President.
“Rick is a true leader and great asset to our organization. With over 40 years of commercial banking experience and excellent leadership skills, his knowledge and expertise will be instrumental in leading our commercial banking team,” said Gary Small, President and CEO, Premier Bank.
As Head of Commercial Banking, Hull will oversee the Bank’s Commercial Banking efforts across Premier Bank’s Ohio, Indiana and Michigan footprints, including: Commercial, Commercial Real Estate, Treasury Management and SBA Lending.
With Hull’s transition, Steve Hendricks has been named the Northcentral Ohio Market President.
“Steve has built and led successful teams of Commercial Bankers in the local market for many years. He is well positioned to take on the role as Market President and will continue to deliver a high level of service to our clients in the market,” said Hull.
Hendricks joined Premier Bank in 2021 as a Commercial Banking Manager in the Northcentral Market. As the Northcentral Ohio Market President, he will lead the sales and business development activities in the market. Hendricks is an active member of the community. He is a member of the Akron Area YMCA's Board of Trustees, Treasurer, Executive Committee and incoming board chair. He also serves on boards for Revere Power Pack and Portage Development as well as being a member of the Ohio Banker’s League. Hendricks was the 2020 recipient of the H. Peter Burg Community Leadership award through the American Red Cross.
About Premier Bank
Premier Bank, headquartered in Youngstown Ohio, operates 74 branches and 12 loan offices in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (West Virginia office operates as Home Savings Bank) and serves clients through a team of wealth professionals dedicated to each community banking branch. The holding company for Premier Bank and First Insurance Group is Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC), headquartered in Defiance, Ohio. First Insurance Group is a full-service insurance agency with nine offices in Ohio. For more information, visit the company’s website at YourPremierBank.com.