Bevack takes helm at Home Savings

Also, a new senior vice president and chief lending officer has been hired.

YOUNGSTOWN — Douglas McKay said some executive changes will increase his ability to lead Home Savings and Loan and its parent company.

Patrick Bevack has been promoted to president and chief executive of Home Savings. He had been president and chief operating officer.

Gregory Krontiris has been hired as senior vice president and chief lending officer. He had been chief operating officer at Salin Bank and Trust in Carmel, Ind.

McKay had been the chief executive of Home Savings before Bevack’s promotion.

He will continue as chairman of the board at Home Savings and chairman and chief executive of its parent company, United Community Financial Corp.

McKay said that promoting Bevack to chief executive and adding Krontiris will allow him “greater opportunity to develop and implement short- and long-term corporate initiatives.”

These include financial projections, investor relations efforts, acquisition and expansion strategies.

Many of these responsibilities had been handled by David Lodge, who retired March 1. Lodge had been president and chief operating officer at United Community.

Bevack joined Home Savings in 2000. He has held the positions of executive vice president, chief financial officer and senior vice president of mortgage lending.

Previously, he was executive vice president and assistant secretary at Metropolitan Bank & Trust, executive vice president at Transohio Savings Bank and senior vice president of operations at Cardinal Federal Savings Bank.

Before going to Salin Bank, Krontiris also held various senior-level positions at National City Corp. He and his family are in the process of relocating to this area from Indiana.