WesBanco appoints Nathan Jones as Chief Risk Officer

WesBanco (WSBC) announced that Nathan Jones has been appointed Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, effective April 27. He succeeds Mike Perkins, who is retiring in June after more than three decades with WesBanco. Jones brings nearly 30 years of experience in enterprise risk and credit leadership at large, complex financial institutions. He joins WesBanco from First Interstate Bank, where he most recently served as Chief Risk Officer, overseeing enterprise risk management and governance. Prior to that role, Jones held senior leadership positions, including Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at Heartland Financial USA and Fulton Financial Corporation, as well as leadership roles at First Horizon National Corporation, BMO Financial Group, and Bank of America. His background spans credit risk, enterprise risk, analytics, consumer and commercial portfolios, and finance. Jones holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Southern Methodist University.