Wesbanco, Inc. announced the hiring of Jeffrey H. Jackson as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Wesbanco, Inc. effective August 15, 2022. The Board of Directors of Wesbanco formally elected him to those positions effective July 5, 2022. Jeff Jackson comes to Wesbanco after a successful career at First Horizon Bank.

He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Regional Banking based out of Memphis, TN; Regional President for the state of Florida; and Market President for Southeast Tennessee and Atlanta. Prior to his career in banking, he spent 15 years with IBM in a variety of positions. Mr. Jackson, age 49, is a graduate of Auburn University and received a certificate of Corporate Strategy from Columbia University.

He has been active in numerous community activities, throughout his career, including the Red Cross and the Urban League. He received the South Florida Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizens Award in 2020. Mr. Jackson and his wife, Ronna-Renee, will reside in the Wheeling, West Virginia area.

They are the parents of 2 children. Mr. Clossin, age 60, also announced his anticipated retirement date of January 1, 2024. Mr. Clossin will retire from Wesbanco with approximately 10 years of service and a 40 year financial services career with 25 years as a bank president.

As Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Jackson will begin the transitional phase of a change in the executive management at Wesbanco. He will be working with Mr. Clossin, and it is anticipated, succeeding Mr. Clossin upon his retirement. When Mr. Jackson becomes President and CEO, he will enter into a new 3-year revolving term employment agreement.

Mr. Clossin will remain as a member of the Board of Directors of Wesbanco, and the Executive Committee of the Board, upon his retirement.