Michael Lipke

Michael Lipke has extensive work experience in the financial industry, with a focus on commercial credit administration. Michael is currently the Director of Commercial Credit Administration at Farmers National Bank of Canfield, a position they have held since April 2023. Prior to this role, Michael served as the Regional Credit Officer at the same bank, starting in October 2021.

Before joining Farmers National Bank, they worked at Cortland Bank as the Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, a position they held since 2016. Michael also worked at Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, PA as a Senior Credit Officer from 2015 to 2016.

In their earlier career, Michael held various senior positions at Huntington National Bank, The Cadle Company, JPMorgan Chase, Youngstown State University, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Mellon Bank. Notably, at Huntington National Bank, they served as the Senior Vice President and Commercial Team Lead, overseeing a team responsible for underwriting and monitoring a $450 million middle market portfolio. At The Cadle Company, they were the Vice President and Manager of Acquisitions, responsible for managing the purchase of over $450 million of assets and performing treasury functions.

Michael's experience also includes teaching as a part-time faculty member at Youngstown State University and working as a Senior Associate in Financial Advisory Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers. At Mellon Bank, they started their career as a Credit Analyst, managing a loan portfolio of $1.2 billion consisting of syndicated loans to chemical companies.

Michael Lipke earned their Bachelor of Science degree in Business in 1996, although the specific institution they attended was not specified. Michael went on to pursue their Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in valuation at the University of Pittsburgh - Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business from 1998 to 2000.