Sky Financial Appoints Gulas as President and CEO

Sky Financial Group Inc. announced the appointment of John S. Gulas as president and CEO of Sky Trust N.A. Additionally, Gulas will be responsible for Sky’s wealth management business, which include Sky Trust, Sky Retirement Services, Sky Investments and private banking. Gulas will become a member of Sky’s executive management team, reporting to Richard R. Hollington III, executive vice president of Sky Financial Group and will be located in Pepper Pike, Ohio.

In this position, Gulas will be responsible for all fiduciary, investment management and retirement services for Sky Trust. He will work with the wealth management senior management teams to increase client relationships within private banking, asset management, trust administration, retirement planning and retail brokerage services.

Sky Financial Group, based in Bowling Green, Ohio, is a $15.2 billion diversified financial holding company. The company operates over 280 financial centers and more than 300 ATMs serving communities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana and West Virginia. Sky’s financial service affiliates include: Sky Bank, commercial and retail banking; Sky Trust, asset management services; and Sky Insurance, retail and commercial insurance agency services.