FirstMerit Names Brocklehurst as Executive Vice President, Retail Banking

AKRON, Ohio, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) announces the appointment of N. James Brocklehurst as Executive Vice President, Retail Banking. Brocklehurst joined FirstMerit in July, 2006, as Senior Vice President, Retail Sales Manager, and became interim Executive Vice President of Retail Banking in February 2010.

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Brocklehurst is responsible for leading all aspects of Retail Banking for FirstMerit, including development of retail strategy, corporate marketing and real estate management. He reports directly to Paul G. Greig, chairman, president and CEO.

"Jim has distinguished himself in his Retail leadership positions at FirstMerit," Greig said.  "Recently, he has led the successful integration of our new Chicago branches, spearheaded key marketing initiatives and overseen our compliance with new industry regulations. He has a deep understanding of how to achieve the highest levels of customer service and I am confident he will greatly enhance FirstMerit's ability to meet and exceed customer expectations."

Brocklehurst has 22 years of retail banking experience. Prior to joining FirstMerit, he was employed by JP Morgan for 16 years, most recently as Senior Vice President, Retail/Market Manager. Jim received his Bachelor's degree from Ball State University and is a graduate of Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Jim resides in Medina, Ohio.

About FirstMerit

FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of $12.3 billion as of March 31, 2010 and 183 banking offices and 204 ATMs in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and the Chicago area. FirstMerit Corporation provides a complete range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. Principal wholly-owned subsidiaries include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, FirstMerit Title Agency, Ltd., and FirstMerit Community Development Corporation.

SOURCE FirstMerit Corporation

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