Huntington Names Malear Director of Human Resources

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Huntington Names Malear Director of Human Resources

    COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Huntington Bancshares
Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN; http://www.huntington.com ) announced that Catherine H.
Malear joined Huntington as Executive Vice President and Director of Human
Resources, effective November 6.
    "Cathy has a deep and long background in human resources," said Thomas E.
Hoaglin, Huntington chairman, president and chief executive officer.  "She has
considerable experience in the areas of talent assessment, leadership
development, diversity initiatives, culture change and compensation.  We are
excited to have her as part of the Huntington management team."
    With more than 20 years of experience, Malear most recently served as
senior vice president and head of human resources for ING Americas, the
Atlanta-based division of a Dutch financial services enterprise with 32,000
employees.  She previously served as vice president of management resources
for Rockwell International in Milwaukee; as HR director of a business unit for
Allied Signal; and she held various human resource leadership positions at
General Electric, including human resources director of divisions of GE
Lighting and GE Aerospace.  Malear is a graduate of Southern Illinois
University.

    About Huntington
    Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $27 billion regional bank holding
company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.  Through its affiliated companies,
Huntington has more than 136 years of serving the financial needs of its
customers.  Huntington provides innovative retail and commercial financial
products and services through more than 300 regional banking offices in
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Huntington also offers
retail and commercial financial services online at http://www.huntington.com ;
through its technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through its
network of more than 900 ATMs.  Selected financial service activities are also
conducted in other states including: Dealer Sales offices in Florida, Georgia,
Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Arizona; Private Financial Group offices in
Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Florida, Maryland and New Jersey.
International banking services are made available through the headquarters
office in Columbus and additional offices located in the Cayman Islands and
Hong Kong.

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