Joseph DiRocco is president of Citizens Bank and Citizens Commercial Banking in Ohio, a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, a commercial bank holding company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. As president, DiRocco directs financial activities and leads the bank’s community involvement initiatives in the Ohio market. He is a member of CFG’s Executive Leadership Group, the company’s senior leadership team.
DiRocco has more than 20 years of experience in market development, business development and relationship management in the financial services sector. Before joining Citizens Bank in 2013, he oversaw commercial and middle market banking for Huntington Bank’s Cleveland region. Previously, he was a senior vice president of commercial global banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he led the bank’s build-out of the Cleveland market. From 2003 to 2007, he structured and negotiated asset-based loans across 18 Midwest states and Canada for JP Morgan Chase. He also worked previously in FirstMerit Bank’s Akron region serving middle market customers.
A graduate of the University of Akron, DiRocco serves on the Boards of Greater Cleveland Partnership, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, Cuyahoga Community College Foundation, Cleveland Leadership Center, the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana chapter of Make-A-Wish, and The University of Akron College of
Business Administration Advancement Council. He is currently serving as co-chair for the 2016 Harvest for Hunger campaign. Joe lives in the greater Akron area with his wife and four children.
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