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title: "Horizon Bancorp names Nicholas Ritter, Charles Sulerzyski independent directors"
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description: "Horizon Bancorp has appointed Nicholas J. Ritter and Charles W. Sulerzyski as independent directors to both its parent board and Horizon Bank board. Ritter, formerly CISO at WorldPay, will join the enterprise risk management and operations/cyber security committees. Sulerzyski, former CEO of Peoples Bancorp, will serve on the enterprise risk management and wealth committees."
datetime: "2026-08-18T20:05:46.000Z"
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# Horizon Bancorp names Nicholas Ritter, Charles Sulerzyski independent directors

-   Horizon Bancorp appointed Nicholas J. Ritter, Charles W. Sulerzyski as independent directors on the parent board, Horizon Bank board. \* Ritter previously served as executive vice president, chief information security officer at WorldPay; earlier chief enterprise security officer at First Financial Bank. \* Sulerzyski previously served as president, CEO of Peoples Bancorp; earlier president for the Great Lakes region at KeyBank. \* Ritter will serve on the enterprise risk management committee, operations and cyber security committee. \* Sulerzyski will serve on the enterprise risk management committee, wealth committee. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Horizon Bancorp published the original content used to generate this news brief via GlobeNewswire (Ref. ID: 202608181605PRIMZONEFULLFEED9809978) on August 18, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)

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