Cleveland Fed Announces Appointments to Cleveland, Cincinnati, and to the Federal Advisory Council
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland announced the following appointments to its main office and branch boards of directors and to the Federal Advisory Council. All appointments were effective January 1, 2008.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Ms.) Tanny B. Crane, president and chief executive officer of Crane Group, Columbus, Ohio, was reappointed chairwoman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for 2008. Crane served as chairwoman of the board in 2007 and as deputy chair of the board in 2006 for the Cleveland Reserve Bank. She has served as a Bank director since 2003.
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of NACCO Industries, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, was renamed deputy chairman of the board for 2008. Rankin served as deputy chair of the board for the Cleveland Reserve Bank in 2007 and has served as a director of the Bank since 2006.
Roy W. Haley, chairman and chief executive officer, WESCO International, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was reappointed a director. Haley has served as a director of the Cleveland board since 2007. He also served as a director and chairman of the board of the Pittsburgh Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from 2003 to 2006.
In addition, James E. Rohr, chairman and chief executive officer, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was elected a director, and Les C. Vinney, senior advisor and immediate past president and chief executive officer, STERIS Corporation, Mentor, Ohio, was re-elected a director. Cincinnati Office James M. Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, was reappointed chairman of the board of the Cincinnati Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for 2008. Anderson has served as a director and chairman of the Cincinnati Office board since 2005.
In addition, Paul R. Poston, director, Great Lakes District, NeighborWorks® America, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Peter S. Strange, chairman and chief executive officer, Messer Construction Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, were appointed directors of the Cincinnati Office of the Cleveland Reserve Bank. Pittsburgh Office Sunil T. Wadhwani, CEO and co-founder, iGATE Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was appointed chairman of the board of the Pittsburgh Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for 2008. He has served as a director of the Pittsburgh Office board since 2006.
In addition, Todd D. Brice, president and chief operating officer, S&T Bancorp, Inc., Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Glenn R. Mahone, partner, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, were appointed directors of the Pittsburgh Office of the Cleveland Reserve Bank.
Federal Advisory Council Henry L. Meyer III, chairman and chief executive officer of KeyCorp, Cleveland, Ohio, was appointed to a one-year term as the Fourth Federal Reserve District's representative on the Federal Advisory Council. The Federal Advisory Council is composed of representatives of the banking industry from each of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts. The Council consults with and advises the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on general business conditions and issues related to the financial services industry.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that along with the Board of Governors in Washington DC comprise the Federal Reserve System. Part of the US central bank, the Cleveland Fed participates in the formulation of our nation’s monetary policy, supervises banking organizations, provides payment and other services to financial institutions and to the US Treasury, and performs many activities that support Federal Reserve operations System-wide. In addition, the Bank supports the well-being of communities across the Fourth Federal Reserve District through a wide array of research, outreach, and educational activities.
The Cleveland Fed, with branches in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, serves an area that comprises Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
Media contact
Doug Campbell, doug.campbell@clev.frb.org, 513.218.1892
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