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Huntington Appoints Dunlap, Navarro and Prescott CONTACT:
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- March 31, 2006 -- Huntington Bancshares, Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) today announced that it has restructured the leadership of its regional banking business. Effective April 1, 2006, James Dunlap, Mary Navarro and Michael Prescott have been named regional banking group presidents, reporting to Thomas E. Hoaglin, chairman, president and chief executive officer. This organizational change follows the previously announced planned retirement of Vice Chairman Ron Baldwin, at the end of 2006. With Huntington since 1979 and West Michigan's region president since 2001, Dunlap will oversee the East Michigan, Northern Ohio and West Michigan regions. He will remain in Grand Rapids. Head of Retail Banking at Huntington since 2002, Navarro will assume additional responsibilities for the commercial line of business, corporate marketing and the Central Ohio region. Previously reporting to Baldwin, Central Region president Jim Kunk will now report to Navarro. Prescott joined Huntington in 1996 and was appointed president of the Southern Ohio/Northern Kentucky region in 2001. He will remain in Cincinnati and also oversee the West Virginia, Indiana and Eastern Ohio Regions. "Ron Baldwin has played a key role in Huntington's transformation and has built a strong regional banking leadership team. Making this change now allows ample time to ensure a smooth transition. Jim, Mary and Mike are exceptional leaders for Huntington, and I look forward to their future contributions," Hoaglin concluded.
About Huntington Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $35 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Through its affiliated companies, Huntington has more than 140 years of serving the financial needs of its customers. Huntington provides innovative retail and commercial financial products and services through more than 380 regional banking offices in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. Huntington also offers retail and commercial financial services online at huntington.com; through its technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through its network of almost 1,000 ATMs. Selected financial service activities are also conducted in other states including: Dealer Sales offices in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Private Financial and Capital Markets Group offices in Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Maryland and New Jersey. International banking services are made available through the headquarters office in Columbus and an office located in the Cayman Islands and an office located in Hong Kong.
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