{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"146883","rtpr_id":"nBw32pztqa-20260917","ticker":"LCNB","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["LCNB"],"title":"LCNB Corp. Announces Retirement of Michael R. Miller, EVP and Chief Wealth Officer","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-17T20:05:00.224Z","article_body":"LCNB Corp. Announces Retirement of Michael R. Miller, EVP and Chief Wealth\nOfficer\n\nMichael R. Miller to retire on March 31, 2027\n\nJoshua A. Shapiro promoted to Director of LCNB Wealth\n\nLCNB Corp. (NASDAQ: LCNB) (the “Company”), the holding company for LCNB\nNational Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that Michael R. Miller, EVP\nand Chief Wealth Officer, will retire from his positions with both the Company\nand the Bank effective March 31, 2027.\n\n“Mike has made tremendous contributions to LCNB, our Wealth business and,\nmost importantly, to the clients we serve,” said Eric Meilstrup, Chief\nExecutive Officer of LCNB Corp. “Under his leadership, LCNB Wealth has\nnearly quadrupled, with assets under management increasing from approximately\n$457 million at year-end 2016 to approximately $1.68 billion at June 30, 2026.\nMike has also been deeply committed to developing the people around him and\nbuilding a strong wealth and trust organization at LCNB. On behalf of everyone\nat the Company, we thank Mike for his many contributions and wish him all the\nbest in his retirement.”\n\nMr. Miller, J.D., CFP®, joined LCNB in 2017 and has served as EVP and Chief\nWealth Officer, leading the Company’s trust, investment and wealth\nmanagement activities. He has over 40 years of experience in trust, legal, and\nfinancial service matters. During his tenure at LCNB, he has overseen the\nsignificant expansion of LCNB Wealth and played an important role in\ndeveloping the team that will lead the business following his retirement.\n\nLCNB Wealth Leadership Transition\n\nAs part of a planned leadership transition, Joshua A. Shapiro, J.D., was\nrecently promoted to Director of LCNB Wealth. Following Mr. Miller’s\nretirement, Bradley A. Ruppert, CFA, Executive Vice President and Chief\nInvestment Officer, who has been with LCNB Wealth for 18 years, will provide\nexecutive leadership and oversight of the Wealth Group. Effective January 1,\n2027, Mr. Shapiro will assume day-to-day responsibility for LCNB’s Wealth\nGroup, including Trust and Investment Services, reporting to Mr. Ruppert.\n\nMr. Meilstrup continued, “Mike and Brad have done an outstanding job\npreparing for this transition by developing and attracting a deep bench of\ntalented and skilled professionals across LCNB Wealth. I look forward to\nBrad’s continued leadership as we further expand LCNB’s wealth platform.\nJosh has been an important member of our team for more than 10 years. His\nexperience, deep client relationships and understanding of our business make\nhim exceptionally well suited to help lead LCNB Wealth into its next chapter.\nTogether with Brad’s continued leadership and investment expertise, we\nbelieve we have a strong leadership structure in place that will provide\ncontinuity for our clients and employees while positioning the business for\ncontinued growth.”\n\nMr. Shapiro brings more than 25 years of legal, trust and wealth management\nexperience and has been with LCNB since 2016, most recently serving as Senior\nVice President and Trust Officer. Prior to joining LCNB, he held trust and\nwealth management leadership positions with Stock Yards Bank & Trust\nCompany and First Financial Bank and previously practiced law with Taft\nStettinius & Hollister. His experience includes trust and estate\nadministration, financial and estate planning, fiduciary services and client\nrelationship management. Mr. Shapiro earned his J.D. from Indiana University\nSchool of Law and his bachelor’s degree, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from\nthe University of Cincinnati.\n\nFor more information on LCNB Trust Services, visit https://www.lcnb.com/trust\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcnb.com%2Ftrust&esheet=54606111&newsitemid=20260917738030&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcnb.com%2Ftrust&index=1&md5=def6a110484d26c288ef832eb6b53480)\n.\n\nAbout LCNB Corp.\n\nLCNB Corp. is a financial holding company headquartered in Lebanon, Ohio.\nThrough its subsidiary, LCNB National Bank (the “Bank”), founded in 1877,\nit serves customers and communities in Southwest and South-Central Ohio. A\nfinancial institution with a long tradition for building strong relationships\nwith customers and communities, the Bank offers convenient banking locations\nin Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble,\nRoss, and Warren Counties, Ohio. The Bank continually strives to exceed\ncustomer expectations and provides an array of services for all personal and\nbusiness banking needs including checking, savings, online banking, personal\nlending, business lending, agricultural lending, business support, deposit and\ntreasury, investment services, and wealth management services. LCNB Corp.\ncommon shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market Exchange® under the\nsymbol “LCNB.”\n\nLearn more about LCNB Corp. at www.lcnb.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcnb.com&esheet=54606111&newsitemid=20260917738030&lan=en-US&anchor=www.lcnb.com&index=2&md5=418b64355c2ac633279e8c85a58f0d90)\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917738030/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917738030/en/)\n\nCompany Contact: \n\nEric J. Meilstrup\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\nLCNB National Bank\n\n(513) 932-1414\n\nShareholderrelations@lcnb.com (mailto:Shareholderrelations@lcnb.com)\n\nInvestor and Media Contact: \n\nAndrew M. Berger\n\nManaging Director\n\nSM Berger & Company, Inc.\n\n(216) 464-6400\n\nandrew@smberger.com (mailto:andrew@smberger.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw32pztqa-20260917","title":"LCNB Corp. Announces Retirement of Michael R. Miller, EVP and Chief Wealth Officer","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"LCNB","created":"2026-09-17T20:05:00.224Z","tickers":["LCNB"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"LCNB Corp. Announces Retirement of Michael R. Miller, EVP and Chief Wealth\nOfficer\n\nMichael R. Miller to retire on March 31, 2027\n\nJoshua A. Shapiro promoted to Director of LCNB Wealth\n\nLCNB Corp. (NASDAQ: LCNB) (the “Company”), the holding company for LCNB\nNational Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that Michael R. Miller, EVP\nand Chief Wealth Officer, will retire from his positions with both the Company\nand the Bank effective March 31, 2027.\n\n“Mike has made tremendous contributions to LCNB, our Wealth business and,\nmost importantly, to the clients we serve,” said Eric Meilstrup, Chief\nExecutive Officer of LCNB Corp. “Under his leadership, LCNB Wealth has\nnearly quadrupled, with assets under management increasing from approximately\n$457 million at year-end 2016 to approximately $1.68 billion at June 30, 2026.\nMike has also been deeply committed to developing the people around him and\nbuilding a strong wealth and trust organization at LCNB. On behalf of everyone\nat the Company, we thank Mike for his many contributions and wish him all the\nbest in his retirement.”\n\nMr. Miller, J.D., CFP®, joined LCNB in 2017 and has served as EVP and Chief\nWealth Officer, leading the Company’s trust, investment and wealth\nmanagement activities. He has over 40 years of experience in trust, legal, and\nfinancial service matters. During his tenure at LCNB, he has overseen the\nsignificant expansion of LCNB Wealth and played an important role in\ndeveloping the team that will lead the business following his retirement.\n\nLCNB Wealth Leadership Transition\n\nAs part of a planned leadership transition, Joshua A. Shapiro, J.D., was\nrecently promoted to Director of LCNB Wealth. Following Mr. Miller’s\nretirement, Bradley A. Ruppert, CFA, Executive Vice President and Chief\nInvestment Officer, who has been with LCNB Wealth for 18 years, will provide\nexecutive leadership and oversight of the Wealth Group. Effective January 1,\n2027, Mr. Shapiro will assume day-to-day responsibility for LCNB’s Wealth\nGroup, including Trust and Investment Services, reporting to Mr. Ruppert.\n\nMr. Meilstrup continued, “Mike and Brad have done an outstanding job\npreparing for this transition by developing and attracting a deep bench of\ntalented and skilled professionals across LCNB Wealth. I look forward to\nBrad’s continued leadership as we further expand LCNB’s wealth platform.\nJosh has been an important member of our team for more than 10 years. His\nexperience, deep client relationships and understanding of our business make\nhim exceptionally well suited to help lead LCNB Wealth into its next chapter.\nTogether with Brad’s continued leadership and investment expertise, we\nbelieve we have a strong leadership structure in place that will provide\ncontinuity for our clients and employees while positioning the business for\ncontinued growth.”\n\nMr. Shapiro brings more than 25 years of legal, trust and wealth management\nexperience and has been with LCNB since 2016, most recently serving as Senior\nVice President and Trust Officer. Prior to joining LCNB, he held trust and\nwealth management leadership positions with Stock Yards Bank & Trust\nCompany and First Financial Bank and previously practiced law with Taft\nStettinius & Hollister. His experience includes trust and estate\nadministration, financial and estate planning, fiduciary services and client\nrelationship management. Mr. Shapiro earned his J.D. from Indiana University\nSchool of Law and his bachelor’s degree, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from\nthe University of Cincinnati.\n\nFor more information on LCNB Trust Services, visit https://www.lcnb.com/trust\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcnb.com%2Ftrust&esheet=54606111&newsitemid=20260917738030&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcnb.com%2Ftrust&index=1&md5=def6a110484d26c288ef832eb6b53480)\n.\n\nAbout LCNB Corp.\n\nLCNB Corp. is a financial holding company headquartered in Lebanon, Ohio.\nThrough its subsidiary, LCNB National Bank (the “Bank”), founded in 1877,\nit serves customers and communities in Southwest and South-Central Ohio. A\nfinancial institution with a long tradition for building strong relationships\nwith customers and communities, the Bank offers convenient banking locations\nin Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble,\nRoss, and Warren Counties, Ohio. The Bank continually strives to exceed\ncustomer expectations and provides an array of services for all personal and\nbusiness banking needs including checking, savings, online banking, personal\nlending, business lending, agricultural lending, business support, deposit and\ntreasury, investment services, and wealth management services. LCNB Corp.\ncommon shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market Exchange® under the\nsymbol “LCNB.”\n\nLearn more about LCNB Corp. at www.lcnb.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcnb.com&esheet=54606111&newsitemid=20260917738030&lan=en-US&anchor=www.lcnb.com&index=2&md5=418b64355c2ac633279e8c85a58f0d90)\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917738030/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917738030/en/)\n\nCompany Contact: \n\nEric J. Meilstrup\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\nLCNB National Bank\n\n(513) 932-1414\n\nShareholderrelations@lcnb.com (mailto:Shareholderrelations@lcnb.com)\n\nInvestor and Media Contact: \n\nAndrew M. Berger\n\nManaging Director\n\nSM Berger & Company, Inc.\n\n(216) 464-6400\n\nandrew@smberger.com (mailto:andrew@smberger.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-17T20:05:00.312524208Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789675500312},"received_at":"2026-09-17T20:05:00.412Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917738030/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"135714","press_release_id":"146883","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Banks","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"LCNB Corp. announced that Michael R. Miller, EVP and Chief Wealth Officer, will retire from the Company and its bank subsidiary effective March 31, 2027.\n\nThe retirement is part of a planned leadership transition: Joshua A. 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