Northwest Bank recently announced the appointments of Traci Unal and Chris Flores as commercial and industrial (C&I) commerical relationship managers serving communities in Lancaster, Lebanon and Dauphin counties.

As commerical relationship managers, Unal and Flores will serve as business advisers to clients, providing a full range of banking solutions to meet their financial objectives and needs while establishing a network of referral sources and centers of influence with regular calling efforts to generate new business opportunities. They will also be responsible for managing a portfolio of relationships and ensuring an exceptional client experience while appropriately managing risk, credit quality and servicing in accordance with Northwest standards and in partnership with a portfolio management team.

Unal has held various roles throughout her 26 years at Northwest Bank, most recently serving as senior business banker and regional vice president in the Lebanon and Dauphin markets. Previously, she served as a business banker and manager of the bank's Palmyra office.

Prior to joining Northwest, Flores served as a commercial banking relationship manager at Truist.

Unal earned certificates from the PA Bankers School of Commercial Lending and Advanced School of Banking as well as Omega-Identifying and Assessing Quality of Loans. Active in her community, Unal is an advisory board member for the Salvation Army of Lebanon Corps, sits on the golf committee of the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce and volunteers with the Lebanon-Lancaster Habitat for Humanity.

Flores earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Penn State University as well as a master's degree in business administration from William & Mary. He serves on the board of directors for the YMCA of the Roses and the Manheim Township Educational Foundation in addition to teaching water polo.

Additional information regarding Northwest Bancshares Inc. and Northwest Bank is available at http://www.northwest.com.