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James K. Ciroli joined First Niagara as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller, reporting to Chief Financial Officer Michael Harrington. Before joining First Niagara, Ciroli served as Senior Vice President and Assistant Controller of Huntington Bancshares Inc., a $52B asset bank headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. He previously worked for Society/Key Bank in a variety of senior financial roles. Ciroli holds a Master of Accountancy degree from Case Western Reserve University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

Brian M. Dempsey has also joined First Niagara, as First Vice President of Financial Reporting. In this role he will oversee all regulatory and management reporting activities for the company, reporting to Jim Ciroli. Dempsey previously served as a Senior Manager in the Financial Services Practice of Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Buffalo, NY. He is a graduate of Canisius College and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

 

First Niagara Financial Group is a $14 billion financial services company. Its primary subsidiary, First Niagara Bank, operates 173 banking offices across upstate New York and Western Pennsylvania. First Niagara recently agreed to acquire Harleysville National Corporation (NASDAQ: HNBC), adding 82 banking offices across Eastern Pennsylvania. This transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2010, boosting First Niagara’s total assets to roughly $20 billion.