WesBanco appoints Nathan Jones as Senior Executive Vice President and CRO

Before this, Jones held senior roles, including Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at Heartland Financial USA and Fulton Financial Corporation, and also served in leadership positions at First Horizon, BMO Financial Group, and Bank of America. He has experience in credit risk, overall risk management, analytics, consumer and business banking, and finance.

Jones has nearly 30 years of experience in risk and credit leadership at major financial institutions. He joins WesBanco from First Interstate Bank where he most recently served as Chief Risk Officer managing enterprise risk and governance.

In his new role, Jones will oversee risk management, compliance, credit operations and products, loan reviews, and model risk management.

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"WesBanco's long history and disciplined growth initiatives are impressive, but what truly attracted me to the organization was its people and strong leadership culture," said Jones. "I look forward to supporting the Bank's continued growth by partnering closely with the business and ensuring its strong risk culture remains an enabler of long-term, sustainable growth."

"Nathan's disciplined risk mindset, deep credit background and proven ability to lead risk organizations through periods of growth and transformation make him an excellent fit for WesBanco," said Jeff Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer, WesBanco. "I am confident Nathan will build on the strong risk culture and governance foundation established under Mike Perkins' dedicated leadership, and we are pleased to welcome him to our executive leadership team."

About WesBanco, Inc.

Founded in 1870, WesBanco Inc. is a regional financial services company with over 150 years of experience. It provides retail and commercial banking along with trust, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance services across ten states. The company focuses on building strong customer relationships helping individuals, and businesses achieve their financial goals and supporting the communities it serves.

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