SANDUSKY, Ohio – First Citizens Banc Corp President and CEO James O. Miller announced the completion of the company’s rebranding initiative with the renaming of First Citizens Banc Corp to Civista Bancshares, Inc.. Earlier this year, the company introduced the Civista name with the renaming of its banking subsidiary, The Citizens Banking Company, to Civista Bank.
“Our new name fulfills our strategic direction to set ourselves apart from more than 300 banks with ‘citizens’ in the company name and unify the names, Citizens Bank and Champaign Bank, that we used in the past to do business,” said Miller.
“We are committed to distinguish our organization – not simply by our name but with our unique business model, commitment to long-term shareholder value and focus on customers,” Miller added.
“Combined from the words ‘civic’ and ‘vista’, Civista uniquely reflects our commitment to the community and our focus on customers,” noted Civista Bank President Dennis Shaffer.
The new stock symbol for the Company will be “CIVB” (formerly “FCZA”) on the NASDAQ Capital Market.