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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 in two divisions, US Compliance and Real Estate Operations. She also served as Senior Counsel for NextiraOne, LLC. Active in organizations that serve the community, Ms. Williams

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**sits on the board of the Equality Action Center and previously was on the board of the Greater Columbus Chapter of the American Red Cross. She earned her juris doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law and her bachelor’s degree in English from Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama. Ms. Williams brings to the Board extensive experience as a corporate lawyer and strategist in consumer-facing companies, as well as specialization in corporate ethics and compliance.

Executive Officers who are not Directors

The principal occupation during the past five years of each of our executive officers, other than Mr. Torchio, is set forth below.

Carey A. Barnum has been employed by Northwest Bank since March 2020 and currently serves as Chief Auditor. In this role, she oversees the internal audit function for Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Northwest. She previously served as Deputy Chief Auditor. From 2017 to 2020, Ms. Barnum was a Senior Audit Manager with M&T Bank. Before joining M&T Bank, she held various Audit roles including Audit Manager at KeyBank, Audit Director for First Niagara Bank and Audit Manager for Deloitte, all in Buffalo, New York. Ms. Barnum earned a degree in Business Administration from Niagara University, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of New York and earned the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

Gregory J. Betchkal has been employed by Northwest Bank since March 2023 and currently serves as Chief Risk Officer. Prior to joining Northwest, he was Chief Risk Officer of Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., a position he held since 2017. He served as Chief Compliance Officer for several broker/dealers including ING’s Advisor Network. He joined Citigroup and held several Compliance leadership positions in both the U.S. and Europe. Mr. Betchkal then joined KeyBank in Cleveland, serving at various times as the Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operational Risk Officer and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer. He began his career as a securities regulator. Mr. Betchkal is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law.

Urich T. Bowers has been employed by Northwest Bank since June 2024 and currently serves as Chief Consumer Banking and Strategy Officer. With more than