FIRST FEDERAL COMMUNITY BANK ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS AND OFFICER PROMOTIONS

DOVER, OH - FFD Financial Corporation (OTC Markets: FFDF), parent of First Federal Community Bank, N.A., held its annual meeting of shareholders on October 17, 2024.  At the meeting, the shareholders elected the proposed slate of candidates for directors Matthew L. Beachy, Douglas G. Bambeck, and Mary A. Burns, and ratified the selection of Clark Schaeffer Hackett & Co. as the auditors for the Company for the current year.  Continuing to serve as directors are Richard A. Brinkman, Jr., Stephen G. Clinton, and Thurman L. Mullet. There being no further business to conduct, the meeting was concluded, and the Company held its annual Re-organizational meetings thereafter.
 
At the Re-organizational meetings Stephen Clinton was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board of FFD and First Federal.  Mr. Clinton joined the bank board in 1992 and the FFD board in 1996 and has served continuously since then.  An investment banker with Capital Market Securities, Inc., Mr. Clinton has over 45 years of banking experience.   David W. Kaufman and Leonard L. Gundy were appointed Director Emeritus. 
 
Trent Troyer, who has been with First Federal since 1997, was appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a role he has held since 2000.  Matthew A. Miller will succeed Mr. Troyer as President and will begin to work alongside him in day-to-day activities.  Matt has been with the bank since 2009 and has served as First Federal’s Sr. Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, and member of the executive team since 2021.  He is a graduate of The College of Wooster with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics.  Matt continued his banking education by completing the Ohio Bankers League Bank Leadership Institute in April 2014 and graduating from the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking and Wharton Leadership Program in 2024.  He serves as the Chairman of Mt. Hope Charities Inc. and is significantly involved in local youth sports and other community activities.  He and his wife Jen live in Baltic with their three children, Anniston, Lennon, and Cru.   
 
First Federal Community Bank also announced the following additional promotions given at the reorganization meeting:
 
Greg Dorris to Executive Vice President.   Greg has been with First Federal since 2009 and has served in a variety of roles including his present role as Chief Financial Officer. Greg holds a Bachelor’s degree and an MBA degree, and he also graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking and Wharton Leadership Program.  He is a graduate of Leadership Tuscarawas, and he currently serves on the Board.  He continues to be involved in his community through New Pointe Community Church and lives in Dover with his wife Anne and their children, Jeremiah, Rebekah, Jacob, and Caroline.
 
Kelly Fortney to Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Strategic Projects Manager.  Kelly has had a successful 33-year career in banking that has seen her serve as a CEO and Chief Financial Officer of a community bank.  She is a graduate of New Philadelphia High School and The Ohio State University with a BS in Business Administration majoring in Accounting and Information Systems.  Kelly lives in New Philadelphia with her husband Tim.
 

Stephenie Wilson to First Vice President, Director of Human Resources.  Stephenie has worked for the bank since 2001.  Stephenie is a graduate of Kent State University and holds an MBA from Ashland University.  Stephenie is involved in the Leadership Tuscarawas Alumni, and Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM) where she holds a SHRM-CP designation.  She lives in New Philadelphia.