People: Ohio Valley Banc Corp (OVBC.O)

Mr. David W. Thomas is Lead Independent Director of Ohio Valley Banc Corp., since January 2010. Mr. Thomas is retired Chief Examiner for the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions (ODFI). In his 30 years with the ODFI, Mr. Thomas gained knowledge in the areas of bank supervision and regulation. He is adept at interpreting banking laws, regulations and rules. Mr. Thomas has an excellent grasp of the most challenging issues facing the financial services industry as well as the risk management principles essential to profitably manage those challenges. He is also skilled in analyzing corporate and bank financial statements, which is key to effective cash flow analysis. In January 2010, Mr. Thomas became the Company’s Lead Independent Director. Mr. Thomas is a member of the following committees of the Company: Audit, Executive, Nominating and Corporate Governance and Board Enterprise Risk (Chair). As Independent Lead Director, he is also an Ex Officio member of all other standing Board committees of the Company. Additionally, Mr. Thomas is a member of the following committees of Ohio Valley Bank: Executive, Strategic Planning (Ex Officio), Trust (Ex Officio), and Asset Quality Oversight (Chair).