F&M Bank’s board will undergo a transition as Andrew J. Briggs steps down after seven years of service, including a term as chairman from 2024 to 2025. Briggs attended his final board meeting on August 25, 2026.
Gregory R. Allen has been named as his successor, with his first board meeting scheduled for September 29, 2026. Allen brings more than four decades of experience in community banking, economic development, and leadership roles across Ohio’s financial sector.
His background includes executive positions at WesBanco, Premier Bank, First Federal Bank of the Midwest—where he oversaw commercial credit and community banking—and leadership roles at The Ohio Bank and Society Bank & Trust. Allen also served in the Ohio National Guard from 1982 to 1992.
F&M Bank, headquartered in Archbold, Ohio, operates as Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ: FMAO) and provides commercial and retail banking services across Ohio, northeast Indiana, and Oakland County, Michigan.
