Farmers National Banc Corp. Announces Board Addition

André Thornton (Photo: Business Wire)
André Thornton (Photo: Business Wire)

 Farmers National Banc Corp. Announces Board Addition

CANFIELD, Ohio -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Farmers
National Banc Corp. (NASDAQ: FMNB) (“Farm -
ers”) welcomes a new member to its Board of Direc -
tors, Mr. André Thornton, who will bring a wealth
of business experience to Farmers. Mr . Thornton
was appointed by the Board of Directors ef fective
Jan. 1, as a Class II director with a term expiring in
2024.


Mr. Thornton will also serve on the Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee and the
Board Enterprise Risk Management Committee of
the Board.


Mr. Thornton currently serves as President and
CEO of ASW Global, LLC. As CEO, he sets the
direction of the company and directs operational
aspects so that they follow the strategic plans and
policies of the organization. Mr. Thornton has more
than 30 years of experience in entrepreneurial ven -
tures, including helping to guide a highly success -
ful restaurant management group that was sold to
Applebee’s International.


Mr. Thornton played professional baseball for
21 years, including 11 seasons with the Cleveland
Indians, and was an honored recipient of the Rober -
to Clemente Award in 1979, which goes to the player who best exempli
fies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community
involvement, and team contribution.

Kevin J. Helmick, Farmers National Bank Pres -
ident & CEO stated, “With an extensive background
in business and entrepreneurship, we welcome André
to Farmers and believe his experience will continue to
solidify our Board of Directors.”

Mr. Thornton also is an active member of his
community, serving on or have served on a variety of
boards of directors including the Greater Cleveland
Partnership and the Greater Akron Chamber.

Founded in 1887, Farmers National Banc Corp. is
a diversified financial services company headquartered
in Canfield, Ohio, with $4.1 billion in banking assets.
Farmers National Banc Corp.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries
are comprised of The Farmers National Bank of
Canfield, a full-service national bank engaged in com -
mercial and retail banking with 46 banking locations in
Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Stark, Summit, Portage,
Wayne, Medina, Geauga and Cuyahoga counties
in Ohio and Beaver County in Pennsylvania; Farmers
Trust Company, which operates five trust offices and
offers services in the same geographic markets and
Farmers National Insurance, LLC. Total wealth management
assets under care at September 30, 2022 were $2.9 billion.

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