Horizon Bancorp expands board to 13, appoints Ritter and Sulerzyski as independent directors

HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/

Board increased from 11 to 13 members; Ritter and Sulerzyski appointed to Class of 2027, effective Aug 17, 2026.
Ritter is retired EVP/CISO of WorldPay; Sulerzyski is retired President/CEO of Peoples Bancorp, grew People's Bank from $1.7B to $9.2B.
Both deemed independent under Nasdaq/SEC rules; assigned to Enterprise Risk Management, Operations/Cyber, and Wealth committees.
They receive standard non-employee director compensation per proxy filed March 20, 2026; no material transactions disclosed.

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