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EXHIBIT
99.1
First
Financial Bancorp Appoints New Director
Cincinnati,
Ohio – December 9, 2010 – First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today
that Cynthia O. Booth has joined its board of directors. Ms. Booth
will also join the board of directors of the company’s main subsidiary, First
Financial Bank, N.A.
“We are
pleased to have Cynthia join our board of directors,” said Murph Knapke,
chairman of the board of First Financial Bancorp. “Cynthia is a
recognized leader in the Cincinnati business community and a successful
entrepreneur. Combined with her wide range of experience in the
banking industry, Cynthia brings a breadth of knowledge to our board as we
remain focused on achieving our strategic initiatives.”
Ms. Booth
is the President and Chief Executive Officer of COBCO Enterprises, a
Cincinnati-based company which owns and directs the operations of six McDonald’s
restaurants throughout the area. Prior to forming COBCO, Ms. Booth
served as Senior Vice President – Director of Community Development for Firstar
Bank (now U.S. Bank) in Cincinnati and before that was President of Diversified
Solutions, Inc., a bank consulting firm. Her banking experience
includes responsibilities for residential real estate lending, Community
Reinvestment Act compliance, private banking and human resources.
She is
active in several civic and community organizations, including serving on the
Boards of Trustees of Denison University and the Cincinnati Museum Center and
the Board of Directors of the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati. Ms. Booth
is also President of the Black McDonald’s Owners Association for the State of
Ohio and has previously served on the boards of the American Red Cross, United
Way and the Cincinnati branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Cleveland.
In 2010,
Ms. Booth received the University of Cincinnati Entrepreneurial Excellence
Award, was recognized by President George W. Bush at the White House in 2008 as
an outstanding business owner and received the Cincinnati Enquirer Woman of Year
award in 2007.
About
First Financial Bancorp
First
Financial Bancorp is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding
company. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had $6.2 billion in
assets, $4.4 billion in loans, $5.1 billion in deposits and $691 million in
shareholders’ equity. The Company’s subsidiary, First Financial Bank,
N.A., founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through
its three lines of business: commercial, retail and wealth
management. The commercial and retail units provide traditional
banking services to business and consumer clients. First Financial
Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and
estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $2.2
billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2010. The
Company’s strategic operating markets are located in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky
where it operates 108 banking centers across 70
communities. Additional information about the Company, including its
products, services and banking locations is available at
www.bankatfirst.com.
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Contact
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Investors/Analysts
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Media
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Kenneth
Lovik
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Cheryl
Lipp
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Vice
President, Investor Relations and
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First
Vice President, Director of Communications
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Corporate
Development
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(513)
979-5797
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(513)
979-5837
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cheryl.lipp@bankatfirst.com
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kenneth.lovik@bankatfirst.com
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