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Hierro to Retire as Head of Huntington Bank Region
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Frank Hierro, president of the Mahoning Valley region of Huntington Bank, will retire Nov. 14, a spokesman for the bank announced this morning. He will be succeeded by William C. “Bill” Shivers, lead executive of the bank’s Akron-Canton market. Shivers, who lives in Salem, will head both regions.
Hierro spent Tuesday morning meeting with employees to inform them of his retirement.
He has been regional president in the Mahoning Valley since 1999. In his role as president, he manages the banking activity and operations for six counties in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. He has been with Huntington Bank and its predecessor banks since 1978.
Hierro has served as chairman of the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber, Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corp. and the Youngstown-Mahoning United Way annual campaign. Presently, he serves on the board of Youngstown State University Foundation; the Youngstown Business Incubator; Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corp. and the Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corp.
Hierro graduated magna cum laude from Youngstown State University, with a bachelor's degree in business administration.
Shivers, a 20-year veteran of the banking industry, joined Huntington in 2007. Before being named President of the Greater Akron/Canton Region, he served as vice president and team leader of commercial banking. His diverse background encompasses serving as a state examiner for the Ohio auditors office and vice president of operations for Quaker Manufacturing Corp.
Among his community service, Shivers serves on the boards of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce.
He is a graduate of Hiram College and has a master's degree in business administration from Franciscan University.
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