Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-049104
Chunk: 9

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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 |     |  51 |     | Director                                        |     |                | 2022 |     |                        | 2026 |
| Amber L. Williams              |     |  50 |     | Director                                        |     |                | 2023 |     |                        | 2026 |
| Louis J. Torchio               |     |  62 |     | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |     |                | 2022 |     |                        | 2026 |
| Deborah J. Chadsey             |     |  67 |     | Director                                        |     |                | 2012 |     |                        | 2027 |
| Wilbur R. Davis                |     |  70 |     | Director                                        |     |                | 2020 |     |                        | 2027 |
| Timothy M. Hunter              |     |  62 |     | Vice Chairman of the Board                      |     |                | 2015 |     |                        | 2027 |
| David M. Tullio                |     |  59 |     | Director                                        |     |                | 2020 |     |                        | 2027 |

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Directors and Nominees

The biographies of each of the nominees and continuing board members below contain information regarding the person’s business experience and the experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that caused the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors to determine that the person should serve as a director. The principal occupation during the past five years of each of our directors is set forth below. All directors have held their present positions for five years unless otherwise stated. Each director is also a director of Northwest Bank.

Robert M. Campana is Chief Executive Officer of Campana Development, a real estate development company, and Chief Executive Officer of Campana Capital, a venture capital and private equity investment organization located in Westlake, Ohio. Mr. Campana previously served on the boards of directors of LNB Bancorp, Inc. and Lorain National Bank, and became a director of the Company and Northwest Bank upon the acquisition of LNB Bancorp, Inc. and Lorain National Bank in 2015. Mr. Campana is the former president of P.C. Campana Inc. and has been recognized in his community for his entrepreneurial skills. In addition, Mr. Campana’s service on the boards of directors of LNB Bancorp, Inc. and