The Republic staff reports
Old National Bancorp has announced Bob Jones will retire in May as chief executive officer after more than 14 years with the company. Jones, 61, will continue to serve as Old National’s chairman of the board through January 2020.
Old National’s board of directors has appointed Jim Ryan, currently Old National’s chief financial officer, to succeed Jones as CEO on May 2, when Jones officially retires.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Jones became CEO of Old National in September 2004. Previously, he served for 25 years at KeyCorp in northern Ohio.
During Jones’s tenure, Old National was recognized seven times as one of the Ethisphere Institute’s World’s Most Ethical Companies, and American Banker magazine has recognized the company twice as a “Great Place to Work.”
Jones serves on numerous boards, including those at Vectren, University of Evansville, Evansville Regional Business Committee, Inc., Southwest Indiana Business Leaders Roundtable for Early Childhood Development, Riley Children’s Foundation and others.
Old National Bancorp is the holding company of Old National Bank, headquartered in Evansville. For more information, visit oldnational.com.
