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Unizan Financial Corp. Announces the Election of Its Class II
Directors and Names Kim M. Taylor CFO of Unizan Bank, National Association
CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shareholders of Unizan
Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:UNIZ), elected the Class II Board of Directors for the
term ending 2007, at the company's annual meeting of shareholders held on
Tuesday, December 28, 2004.
Unizan Financial Corp.'s Class II Board of Directors consists of:
E. Lang D'Atri - Attorney, Zollinger, D'Atri, Gruber, Thomas & Co.
Russell W. Maier - Chairman and CEO, Republic Engineered Steels, Inc.
James M. Matesich - CEO, Matesich Distributing Co.
E. Scott Robertson - President, Robertson Heating Supply Company
Karl C. Saunders, M.D., MBA, F.A.C.S. - President and CEO, Saunix
Management, Ltd.
John W. Straker, Jr. - President, Oxford Oil Company
"The election of the Class II Directors, coupled with the remaining members of
the board, provides Unizan Financial Corp. with a well-rounded leadership
team," said Gary N. Fields, Unizan Financial Corp.'s chairman of the board.
"The diversity of their backgrounds brings a wealth of knowledge and valuable
input to our organization," stated Fields.
In addition, the organization announces the appointment of Kim M. Taylor as
Chief Financial Officer of Unizan Bank, a subsidiary of Unizan Financial Corp.
In this role, Taylor will be responsible for all financial and administrative
activities including finance, accounting, financial planning and regulatory
reporting activities for the Bank. Taylor will report to James H. Nicholson,
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and interim Chief Financial
Officer of Unizan Financial Corp. and President and Chief Executive Officer of
Unizan Bank, National Association.
"We are very pleased to have Kim back onboard at Unizan and to reacquaint our
organization with his depth and experience in finance," said Nicholson. "With
over 25 years of financial industry experience, Kim is an invaluable asset that
we believe will add considerable strength to Unizan's management team,"
concluded Nicholson.
Prior to rejoining Unizan, Taylor was a business line CFO for Huntington
National Bank (NASDAQ:HBAN). From August 1996 to April 2002, Taylor was CFO
for BancFirst Ohio Corp. (which merged with UNB Corp. to form Unizan Financial
Corp. in March 2002). His responsibilities included oversight of general
accounting, financial reporting, treasury and asset / liability management
functions of this $1.5 billion community bank holding company.
Taylor graduated with honors from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,
Ill., earning a BS in accounting. He resides in Columbus with his wife Sharon
and their two children.
About Unizan
Unizan Financial Corp., a $2.7 billion holding company, is a financial services
organization headquartered in Canton, Ohio. The company operates 42
full-service retail financial centers in five metropolitan markets in Ohio --
Canton, Columbus, Dayton, Newark and Zanesville. Through Unizan Financial
Corp.'s subsidiaries, Unizan Bank, National Association; Unizan Financial
Services Group, National Association; Unizan Banc Financial Services, Inc.; and
Unizan Financial Advisors, Inc., the company offers its client base corporate
and retail banking, Internet banking and wealth management products and
services. Additionally, the company operates niche businesses in government
guaranteed loan programs through its business lending centers in Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Mt. Arlington, New
Jersey and Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information on Unizan Financial
Corp. and its subsidiaries, visit the company on the Web at
http://www.unizan.com/ .
DATASOURCE: Unizan Financial Corp.
CONTACT: Investors, Roger L. Mann, President and Chief Executive
Officer, +1-330-438-1118, or +1-866-235-7203, or , or Media,
Sandy K. Upperman, Vice President, Corporate Communications, +1-330-438-4858,
or , both of Unizan Financial Corp.
Web site: http://www.unizan.com/
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