Company Website:
http://www.fdef.com
DEFIANCE, Ohio -- (Business Wire)
First Defiance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FDEF), the holding company for
First Federal Bank of the Midwest and First Insurance Group, today
announced that Thomas A. Reineke was elected to the Company’s Board of
Directors during its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 19,
filling the seat left vacant by the retirement of Peter A. Diehl.
Currently, Reineke is President and CEO of Reineke Family Dealerships.
“We are pleased to have Mr. Reineke as a member of our Board,” said
William J. Small, Chairman of the Board of First Defiance. “His decades
of strong leadership and dedication to the community that fueled the
impressive growth of his family business across northwest Ohio will
certainly provide valuable guidance and complement our community banking
strategy.”
Reineke also serves on the Board of Trustees and as a member of the
Fostoria Area Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he is a member of the
Fostoria Economic Development Committee, Fostoria Rotary Club, Ohio
Automobile Dealers Association, National Automobile Dealers Association,
Lima Visionaries and is a board member of the Ford Dealer Advertising
Fund.
About First Defiance Financial Corp.
First Defiance Financial Corp., headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, is the
holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest and First
Insurance Group. First Federal operates 34 full-service branches and
numerous ATM locations in northwest Ohio, southeast Michigan and
northeast Indiana. First Insurance Group is a full-service insurance
agency with six offices throughout northwest Ohio.
For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.fdef.com.
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Contacts:
First Defiance Financial Corp.
Donald P. Hileman
President and
CEO
419-782-5104
dhileman@first-fed.com
Source: First Defiance Financial Corp.
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