Warzala named to First Financial board

CINCINNATI — First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) held its annual meeting of shareholders, during which Gary Warzala was elected to a one-year term as a new member of the First Financial board of directors, effective immediately.

Warzala is a security and risk management executive advisor with Gartner, Inc. Before joining Gartner in 2019, he served as chief information security officer to Fifth Third Bank, PNC Bank, and Visa International. Warzala is a board member of the Economic Crime & Cybersecurity Institute of Utica College, and the INTERalliance of Cincinnati. He also serves as an industry advisory board member for the University of Cincinnati.

Warzala replaces John T. Neighbours, a member of First Financial Bancorp’s board of directors since August 2015, who previously announced his retirement from the board.