First Commonwealth Hires David B. Buckiso as Executive Vice President, Wealth Services

INDIANA, Pa., Nov. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF) today announced the hiring of David B. Buckiso as Executive Vice President, Wealth Services for First Commonwealth Bank.  In this role, Mr. Buckiso will oversee all aspects of the organization's broad array of Wealth Management services, including trust, investments, brokerage and financial advisory. 

"We are very pleased to have David Buckiso join the First Commonwealth team as Executive Vice President, Wealth Services," noted Jane Grebenc, Chief Revenue Officer and President of First Commonwealth Bank.  "The more than 20 years of financial experience that David brings with him will be an invaluable asset to First Commonwealth and will further enable our organization to meet the ever-changing investment, advisory and trust needs of our customers, both institutions and families."

Mr. Buckiso will lead the planned build-out of First Commonwealth's advisory talent, with a particular emphasis on retirement planning, educational funding, generational wealth transfer and long-term investment planning. 

Prior to joining First Commonwealth, Mr. Buckiso served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director at FNB Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA.  In this role, Mr. Buckiso was responsible for the organization's Wealth Management sales strategy, revenue retention efforts, investment agency accounts, employee benefit plans, foundations, endowments and trustee relationships.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Buckiso served in a variety of capacities within the Institutional Investment Group at PNC Financial Services.  Mr. Buckiso began his financial services career in the Internal Audit Department at Federated Investors.

Mr. Buckiso earned his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio.  He received his MBA from Robert Morris College in Pittsburgh, PA.  Mr. Buckiso is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.

About First Commonwealth Financial Corporation:

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF), headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a financial services company with $6.4 billion in total assets and 110 banking offices in 15 counties throughout western and central Pennsylvania.  First Commonwealth provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, wealth management and insurance products and services through its subsidiaries First Commonwealth Bank and First Commonwealth Insurance Agency.

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