Marty Adams retires from Huntington post

Marty Adams is retiring after rising from the head of a rural bank in Columbiana County to become president and chief operating officer of Huntington Banchares.

Adams, 54, who still lives in Salineville, said he is leaving the Columbus-based bank Dec. 31 so he can be near his parents.

“My role with Huntington would have required a permanent relocation, which became a difficult family issue,” Adams said Monday in a news release.

A Huntington spokeswoman said Adams would not be available for an interview.

He joined Huntington in July when its merger with Sky Financial Group was completed. His base salary was $865,000 a year. Adams previously was president of Citizens Bancshares of Salineville, which became Sky in a 1998 corporate merger.

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