S&T Bank Announces Promotions of Several Employees to Senior Management Positions

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Jan 30, 2012, 11:04 ET

INDIANA, Pa., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBA), a full-service financial institution with branch locations in 10 Pennsylvania counties, is pleased to announce the promotion of several longtime employees to the following senior management roles:

Ernie Draganza has been promoted to the position of senior executive vice president and chief risk officer. In this new position, Draganza will lead the bank's corporate governance efforts and enterprise risk management program. He will also oversee the bank's independent audit, compliance and loan review functions. Draganza holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from The University of Pittsburgh.
Steve Drahnak has been appointed executive vice president and commercial loan officer. Drahnak will now be responsible for managing the production and operations of the commercial lending group. A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Drahnak holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in accounting.
Rich Fiscus has been named executive vice president and retail banking division manager. In his new position, Fiscus will lead all of S&T Bank's retail branch offices and is responsible for all branch sales and services. Fiscus holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a CBA Graduate of the School of Bank Management.
Becky Stapleton, SPHR, has been named executive vice president, director of human resources and employee communications. Stapleton's responsibilities include human resources strategy and policy development; employee communications and relations, staffing and succession planning; compensation and benefits design; and oversight of recruitment, training and development and performance management operations. Stapleton earned a Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and a Bachelor of Arts in government and public service from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Rob Werner has been promoted to executive vice president of bank operations and technology. Werner is now responsible for the bank's operations department, which includes deposit operations, loan operations, data processing, cash management operations and merchant support. He will also oversee operations in the bank's technology department, including, IT support, network administration and information security. Werner earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from The Pennsylvania State University and is a graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
Greg Boyer has been named senior vice president and commercial loan officer. In this new role, Boyer will be responsible for managing the business development and client retention efforts of the commercial and industrial lending division. Boyer received an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Sandy Loperfito has been appointed to senior vice president and treasurer. In this role, she will be responsible for asset and liability management, funding and liquidity management, and capital management. Loperfito earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
M. Todd Miller has been appointed senior vice president, regional banking manager and market leader. In this role, Miller will be responsible for developing and managing market strategies, campaigns and promotions to grow the bank's northern market. Miller holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he graduated with honors from the Pennsylvania Banker's Association's Central Atlantic Advanced School of Banking at Bucknell University.

"On behalf of the entire S&T Bank team, I congratulate these employees on their recent promotions, and thank them for their continued hard work and dedication to the bank," said Todd D. Brice, president and chief executive officer of S&T Bank. "I wish them all continued success in their new roles."

For more information about S&T Bank, please visit www.stbank.com or call 800.325.BANK.

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About S&T Bancorp, Inc.

Headquartered in Indiana, PA, S&T Bancorp, Inc. operates offices within Allegheny, Armstrong, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson and Westmoreland counties. With assets of $4.1 billion, S&T Bancorp, Inc. stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol STBA. For more information, visit www.stbank.com.