– USA, OH – FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected John C. Blickle as Lead Director of the Board. Mr. Blickle also will continue to serve on the Executive, Audit, Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees.
As Lead Director, Mr. Blickle’s responsibilities will include presiding at all sessions of the Board’s independent directors and serving as liaison between the Chairman of the Board and the independent directors.
“John has served as a director since 1990 and I put great value on his history with the Company as well as the business acumen he brings from his own career,” said Paul G. Greig, chairman, president and CEO of FirstMerit. “I look forward to working even more closely with him in his new role.”
Mr. Blickle is the President of Rubber City Arches, LLC, Akron, Ohio, which is the owner/operator of 20 McDonald’s franchises located throughout northeast Ohio. Previously, Mr. Blickle served in the public accounting field and has extensive public accounting experience qualifying him as a financial expert for purposes of serving on and chairing the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
About FirstMerit
FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of approximately $25.1 billion as of March 31, 2015, and 384 banking offices and 412 ATM locations in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Pennsylvania. FirstMerit provides a complete range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. Principal affiliates include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A. and FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation.
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