Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-049104
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Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
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 School as the Bank’s Accounting Supervisor. His responsibilities in that role also included overseeing the bank’s technology infrastructure.

Timothy B. Fannin is a retired CPA and partner from the firm Catalano, Case, Catalano & Clark-Radzieta, LLP, Certified Public Accountants headquartered in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, where he worked for 28 years. He was formerly certified in both business valuations and financial forensics. From 2007 to 2009, he was an adjunct Professor of Accounting and Finance at Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Fannin served as board chairman for several economic development organizations in Pennsylvania’s Clearfield and Elk Counties. Currently, he serves on the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Advisor Board and on the board of directors of the Bradford Education Foundation. Mr. Fannin is a U.S. Army Veteran, earned a Business/Public Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. His public accounting background and professional designations assist the Board in its oversight of the audit, tax, financial reporting and risk management areas.

Timothy M. Hunter has been President and Chief Executive Officer of McInnes Rolled Rings in Erie, Pennsylvania, since 2003. He has served on the board of the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership. He is a past Chairman of the Manufacturer and Business Association and the Erie Community Foundation. Mr. Hunter is a CPA, having worked for Ernst & Young in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and earned an Accounting degree from Villanova University. Mr. Hunter has significant operations, finance and management experience in middle market manufacturing businesses combined with extensive knowledge and experience in accounting and reporting. He brings this background, coupled with his considerable business and community involvement, to the Board.**

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John P. Meegan is an accomplished financial and operational executive with over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry and has been a member of Northwest’s Board since 2010. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hefren-Tillotson Inc., a Pittsburgh-based broker/dealer, and Registered Investment Advisor for 16 years. He has held several executive positions with regional and national financial services companies. In these roles, he gained valuable oversight, financial and risk management skills. Mr. Meegan, a CPA, brings these skills to the Board and its committees. Specifically, Mr. Meegan’s experience provides expertise to the Audit and Risk Management committees. Additionally, he has considerable not-for-profit