Cleveland Fed Announces Appointments to Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh Boards 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, 2009.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

(Ms.) Tanny B. Crane, president and chief executive officer of Crane Group Co., Columbus, Ohio, was reappointed chairwoman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for 2009. Crane has served as chairwoman of the Cleveland Reserve Bank since 2007 and 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 reappointed deputy chairman of the board for 2009 and has been reappointed for a second term as a director. Rankin has served as deputy chairman since 2007 and as a director of the Bank since 2006.

In addition, Tilmon F. “Tim” Brown, president and chief executive officer, New Horizons Baking Company, in Norwalk, Ohio, and Charlotte W. Martin, president and chief executive officer, Great Lakes Bankers Bank, in Gahanna, Ohio, were elected directors. Martin previously served as a director of the Reserve Bank’s Cincinnati Branch from 2003 to 2008.

Cincinnati Branch

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 Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for 2009 and was also reappointed as a director. Anderson has served as a director and chairman of the Cincinnati Branch since 2005.

Donald E. Bloomer, president and chief executive officer, Citizens National Bank, Somerset, Kentucky, and Gregory B. Kenny, president and chief executive officer, General Cable Corporation, in Highland Heights, Kentucky, were appointed directors of the Cincinnati Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Janet B. Reid, Ph.D., principal partner, Global Lead Management Consulting, Cincinnati, Ohio, was reappointed a director of the Cincinnati Branch of the Cleveland Reserve Bank.

Pittsburgh Branch

Sunil T. Wadhwani, co-chairman, iGATE Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was reappointed chairman of the board of the Pittsburgh Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for 2009 and was also reappointed as a director. He has served as a director of the Pittsburgh Branch since 2006 and as chairman since 2008.

Petra Mitchell, president, Catalyst Connection, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, was appointed a director of the Pittsburgh Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Howard W. “Hoddy” Hanna III, chairman and chief executive officer, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was reappointed a director of the Pittsburgh Branch of the Cleveland Reserve Bank.

Federal Advisory Council

Henry L. Meyer III, chairman and chief executive officer of KeyCorp, Cleveland, Ohio, was reappointed 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, 513.455.4479