First Financial Bank has added two new commercial banking vice presidents in the Dayton market to increase its presence.

Jon Waldo started March 1 as assistant vice president and commercial relationship manager. Matt Michael started April 1 as vice president and commercial relationship manager, First Financial said Thursday.

“We feel that both of them will be additional resources in the business community and afford us the opportunity to be in front of more business clients and prospects and help them with their financing needs,” said Roger Furrer, First Financial’s Greater Dayton regional president.

Waldo joined First Financial after about eight years with Newark-based Park National Corp., Furrer said.

Michael most recently worked in First Financial’s Cincinnati market. He has a total 19 years banking experience, including prior experience in Dayton, Furrer said.

Cincinnati-based First Financial acquired 16 branches of Liberty Savings Bank in the Dayton area in 2011.

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