Fifth Third Bank Promotes Thomas Ross To Vice President of Commercial Middle Market

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifth Third Bank today announced Thomas Ross, 43, has been named Vice President and Commercial Middle Market Team Leader for the bank's Northern Indiana market.  His office is located at 301 N. Main Street, South Bend, Ind.  His direct telephone number is 574-245-5025.

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Ross previously served as relationship manager for Commercial Middle Market.  He has 20 years of banking industry experience and is a ten-year veteran of Fifth Third Bank.  

Ross earned a bachelor's degree in business management and administration from Indiana University.  He resides in Granger, Ind., and is a current board member/executive committee member and past president of Leadership South Bend/Mishawaka as well as a board member for Chiara Home, which provides out-of-home respite care services for individuals with special needs.

About Fifth Third  
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $122 billion in assets and operates 18 affiliates with 1,325 full-service Banking Centers, including 106 Bank Mart® locations open seven days a week inside select grocery stores and 2,415 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 33% interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of December 31, 2012, had $308 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $27 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® National Global Select Market under the symbol "FITB."  Fifth Third Bank.  Member FDIC.   

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