
	James R. Reske, CFA has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of First Commonwealth Financial Corp. and First Commonwealth Bank since April 2014. Mr. Reske served as an Executive Vice President of Home Savings &amp; Loan Company of Youngstown, Ohio since March 2011.

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	He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of United Community Financial Corp. since May 2008 until April 25, 2014 and served as its Executive Vice President. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Home Savings and Loan Company of Youngstown, Ohio from May 2008 to June 2011 and also served as its Senior Vice President.

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	He was an Attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &amp; Katz, as well as at Sullivan &amp; Cromwell. He was employed at KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. from 2002 to May 2008. At KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc., he focused on providing strategic advice to community banks and thrifts throughout the Midwest regarding capital structure, acquisitions, raising capital and financial management.

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	He practiced banking law in New York City and later he left the practice of law to served as an Investment Banker with Morgan Stanley in New York. He has more than 18 years of experience in banking industry. He began his career as a bank regulator, spending six years with the Federal Reserve. He worked at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC and at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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	He earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Reske attended The Ohio State University, where he earned a combined Bachelors/Masters degree in Communication and a Masters Degree in International Business.
