Peoples Bancorp announced that John C. Rogers plans to retire as Peoples’ Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective September 30, 2020, after a distinguished 39 year career in public accounting and financial services, including the past five years in his current position with Peoples. Rogers will also retire from his position as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Peoples’ banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank. He has held these positions since joining the company in 2015.
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“On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire Peoples team, I want to thank John for his many contributions to the company over the past five years. We wish him all the best in retirement,” said Chuck Sulerzyski, Peoples’ President and Chief Executive Officer.
Peoples further announced that, pursuant to its succession plan, it promoted Katie Bailey to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Peoples and Peoples Bank, in each case effective October 1, 2020. Bailey has most recently served as Director of Finance for Peoples and as Senior Vice President, Director of Finance, for Peoples Bank, since January 2019. She has been with Peoples Bank since May 2011.
“I am pleased to announce the promotion of Katie Bailey as Peoples’ next Chief Financial Officer,” continued Mr. Sulerzyski. “She is a valuable member of our management team, and her appointment reflects her strong contributions to the overall financial performance of Peoples for more than nine years. She possesses a wide range of financial, accounting, audit and risk management experience, and I’m sure that she will ensure a smooth transition and help drive Peoples’ long-term growth.”
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