VIST Financial Hires Chief Information Officer

WYOMISSING, Pa., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIST Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: VIST) announced today the appointment of John F. Acanfora as Chief Information Officer.  Acanfora will be responsible for overall strategy, leadership, management and execution related to existing and new technology for the insurance, banking, and wealth management lines of business within VIST Financial.  

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Prior to joining VIST Financial, Acanfora has served in executive-level information technology roles with the Morning Call Newspaper, Allentown, the former Keystone Savings Bank, Bethlehem and Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Allentown where he provided leadership in operations, information technology, project planning and management service support.

A resident of Breinigsville, PA, Acanfora serves in leadership roles within the community including the Kutztown University Foundation, Kutztown Folk Festival, Lehigh County Conference of Churches, as well as memberships in various organizations within the community and the technology field.  He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pace University, New York and has attended various banking, technology and executive development programs.  

"We are pleased that John has joined VIST Financial and believe his demonstrated leadership and communication skills coupled with his IT expertise will provide us with additional strategic direction in ensuring reliable, secure infrastructure and business applications that will ultimately allow us to provide the best customer experience no matter where or how our client chooses to do business with VIST," stated Edward C. Barrett, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.  

VIST Financial is a $1.3 billion diversified financial services company headquartered in Wyomissing, PA, offering banking, insurance and wealth management services throughout Berks, Southern Schuylkill, Montgomery, Delaware, and Philadelphia Counties.

For additional information about the company: www.vistfc.com

SOURCE VIST Financial Corp.