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Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
F&M Bank Announces Appointment of Ahmed Alomari to Board of Directors
ARCHBOLD, Ohio, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- F&M Bank ('F&M'), an Archbold, Ohio-based bank owned by Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMAO), announces the appointment of Ahmed Alomari to the Board of Directors of both the Company and the Bank. Mr. Alomari was appointed by the F&M Board of Directors on June 24, 2025, at the monthly board meeting. Mr. Alomari is widely recognized for his expertise in Oracle database performance and enterprise systems architecture. He founded Cybernoor in 2007 and remained CEO until it was acquired in 2021 by Buchanan Technologies [Cybernoor Info]. As part of the acquisition, Alomari became the Executive Vice President for Buchanan Technologies, overseeing the company's database and application operations [Buchanan Technologies Appoints Ahmed Alomari as Executive VP]. 'Ahmed brings a deep level of technical expertise and a strong track record of innovation and strategic insight,' said Lars Eller, President and CEO of F&M Bank. 'His knowledge of enterprise systems and data performance will be a valuable asset as we continue to enhance our digital capabilities and technology infrastructure.' Mr. Alomari holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan's School of F&M Bank F&M Bank is a local independent community bank that has been serving its communities since 1897. F&M Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services. Our locations are in Butler, Champaign, Fulton, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Shelby, Williams, and Wood counties in Ohio. In Northeast Indiana, we have offices located in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Jay, Steuben and Wells counties. The Michigan footprint includes Oakland County, and we have Loan Production Offices in Troy, Michigan; Muncie, Indiana; and Perrysburg and Bryan, Ohio. Safe harbor statement Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements by F&M, including management's expectations and comments, may not be based on historical facts and are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties inherent in general and local banking conditions, competitive factors specific to markets in which F&M and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory decisions, capital market conditions, or the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions. F&M assumes no responsibility to update this information. For more details, please refer to F&M's SEC filing, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Such filings can be viewed at the SEC's website, or through F&M's website Company Contact: Investor and Media Contact: Lars B. EllerPresident and Chief Executive OfficerFarmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.(419) 446-2501leller@ Andrew M. BergerManaging DirectorSM Berger & Company, Inc.(216) 464-6400andrew@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GSC COMPLETES BOLT-ON ACQUISITION OF F&M TOOL AND PLASTIC
Transaction will fuel GSC's next growth phase. ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GSC Technologies, Inc. ("GSC") announced that it has completed the acquisition of F&M Tool and Plastic, Inc. ("F&M"). This transaction for GSC will fuel the company's next phase of growth. Both GSC and F&M are leading manufacturers of plastic goods in North America. "We are excited to complete the bolt-on acquisition of F&M for the GSC platform. We believe that this will create a stronger overall business with an opportunity to drive synergies through the deployment of our portfolio value creation system," said Eric Wiklendt, Board Chair at GSC and Managing Director at Speyside. GSC President & CEO Dave Barrow wanted to thank Mark Farrell, CFO, and Lynda Gaudreau, VP of Operations and Supply Chain, for their great leadership on this deal and noted, "We are looking forward to welcoming the F&M team into the GSC family. The talented employees, fabulous product portfolio, and great technology will all contribute to an exciting future and help GSC to deliver on its strong growth mission." "Adding the home storage assortment from F&M to the hardware products from GSC allows us to offer a complete assortment and meet all customer's needs," added Rob Soiferman, VP Sales. Nick Lardo, Director at GSC and Managing Director at Speyside, noted, "We see the bolt-on acquisition of GSC to F&M as an excellent opportunity to accelerate our plans for that business." About GSC TechnologiesFounded in 1982 with a single plastic molding machine, GSC Technologies, Inc. is a leading and groundbreaking manufacturer of plastic goods in North America focused on environmentally aware plastic solutions for organizing daily life today and in the future. Based in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec/Canada), GSC designs and manufactures attractive, practical storage and organization lifestyle products for better modern living. With manufacturing plants that use contemporary equipment and technology and distribution facilities in the US, Canada, and China, GSC uses global testing and quality standards to ensure the best value, highest quality products. For more information, please visit About F&M Tool and PlasticF&M Tool and Plastics, located in Leominster, MA, USA, is a growing plastic injection molding company. In 2008, F&M designed, developed, and tooled a complete line of plastic storage products, Bella Storage Solution. Since then, F&M has enjoyed tremendous consumer success and continues to lead the way in design and innovation. For more information, please visit About SpeysideSpeyside is a Detroit-based private equity firm. The firm invests in middle-market, buyout transactions in the manufacturing and value-added distribution sectors. Targeted portfolio companies often possess balance sheet, legal, environmental, labor, or transactional complexity. Speyside Equity focuses on creative transaction structures and is comfortable investing in carveouts of large multinational companies, industry consolidations, family-owned businesses, bankruptcies, workouts, and other special situations. Speyside takes an operational approach to creating value in these situations. Speyside has completed 37 investments. For more information, please visit Honigman LLP acted as GSC's legal advisor. CONTACT: Eric WiklendtSpeyside Equity View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Speyside Equity
Business Wire
03-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach Names Mark E. Harrison to Board of Directors
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach ('F&M' or the 'Bank') (OTCQB: FMBL) today announced that Mark E. Harrison has been named to its board of directors. Harrison succeeds Walter M. Florie, who served on the F&M Bank's board since 2007. Harrison, 61, recently retired after having spent nearly four decades at KPMG LLP as part of the firm's financial services industry practice. His client base was comprised of numerous depository institutions including a large number of regional and community banks as well as large money center banks, and for more than 15 years, he provided tax consulting and advisory services directly to the Bank. Over the course of his career, Harrison specialized in providing consultations in the contexts of mergers and acquisitions, complex financial transactions and instruments, tax credit investments structures and accounting for federal and state income taxes. 'Mark brings a remarkable blend of financial acumen, risk oversight, and hands-on experience with institutions much like ours,' said Daniel K. Walker, executive chairman of F&M's board. 'His deep understanding of the regional banking landscape—shaped by decades of advising financial institutions—and his long-standing relationship with our Bank make him an exceptional addition to our board as we continue to enhance our regulatory posture and pursue long-term growth for our clients and shareholders.' Harrison is a respected educator, having served as a clinical professor in the Graduate Taxation program at the University of Southern California and a contributing author of Taxation of Financial Institutions, Second Edition (LexisNexis, 2018). He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in California and New York. Harrison also is an active community leader, serving on the board of the South Bay Classical Academy, and previously on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the East Bay and the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Harrison holds a master's degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. About Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach Founded in Long Beach in 1907 by C.J. Walker, Farmers & Merchants Bank provides white-glove service to clients at 27 branches from San Clemente to Santa Barbara, as well as through its Online and Mobile Banking platforms. The Bank offers commercial and small business banking, business loan programs, home loans, and a robust offering of consumer retail banking products, including checking, savings and youth accounts. Farmers & Merchants Bank is a California state-chartered bank with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Member FDIC) and an Equal Housing Lender. For more information about F&M, please visit the website,
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach Names Mark E. Harrison to Board of Directors
LONG BEACH, Calif., June 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach ("F&M" or the "Bank") (OTCQB: FMBL) today announced that Mark E. Harrison has been named to its board of directors. Harrison succeeds Walter M. Florie, who served on the F&M Bank's board since 2007. Harrison, 61, recently retired after having spent nearly four decades at KPMG LLP as part of the firm's financial services industry practice. His client base was comprised of numerous depository institutions including a large number of regional and community banks as well as large money center banks, and for more than 15 years, he provided tax consulting and advisory services directly to the Bank. Over the course of his career, Harrison specialized in providing consultations in the contexts of mergers and acquisitions, complex financial transactions and instruments, tax credit investments structures and accounting for federal and state income taxes. "Mark brings a remarkable blend of financial acumen, risk oversight, and hands-on experience with institutions much like ours," said Daniel K. Walker, executive chairman of F&M's board. "His deep understanding of the regional banking landscape—shaped by decades of advising financial institutions—and his long-standing relationship with our Bank make him an exceptional addition to our board as we continue to enhance our regulatory posture and pursue long-term growth for our clients and shareholders." Harrison is a respected educator, having served as a clinical professor in the Graduate Taxation program at the University of Southern California and a contributing author of Taxation of Financial Institutions, Second Edition (LexisNexis, 2018). He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in California and New York. Harrison also is an active community leader, serving on the board of the South Bay Classical Academy, and previously on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the East Bay and the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Harrison holds a master's degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. About Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach Founded in Long Beach in 1907 by C.J. Walker, Farmers & Merchants Bank provides white-glove service to clients at 27 branches from San Clemente to Santa Barbara, as well as through its Online and Mobile Banking platforms. The Bank offers commercial and small business banking, business loan programs, home loans, and a robust offering of consumer retail banking products, including checking, savings and youth accounts. Farmers & Merchants Bank is a California state-chartered bank with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Member FDIC) and an Equal Housing Lender. For more information about F&M, please visit the website, View source version on Contacts Kevin TiberPresident562-499-4829 Roger PondelPondelWilkinson Relations310-279-5980investor@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Evening Standard
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Picnic season: from Fortnum & Mason to Tommy Banks, the best summer hampers for an alfresco afternoon
There are hampers and there are Fortnum's hampers, and you don't get much more impressive than the King of Picnics, which would be just the thing for Glyndebourne. It's pretty well got everything: a substantial pork pie, Scotch eggs (theirs are runny inside), smoked salmon, stilton and rich Dorset brie, bread, a little charcuterie, nibbles, a big carton of crisps, teacakes…I mean, even for the greedy, there's enough for eight. There's a bottle of Provencal rose and a house champagne. And it all comes in that lovely F&M wicker hamper. Otherwise, you could always settle for the cream tea selection, at £50. There's also an enormous Ultimate Picnic Hamper for £1,000, but you probably need a couple of footmen for that.
