Patrick Bevack To Retire As CEO Of United Community And Home Savings

(RTTNews) - United Community Financial Corp. (UCFC), holding company of The Home Savings and Loan Company of Youngstown, Ohio, announced that Patrick Bevack, President and Chief Executive Officer or CEO of United Community and Home Savings, will retire on March 31, 2014.

United Community and Home Savings Boards select Gary Small to assume role of President and CEO of United Community and Home Savings following Bevack retirement.

Small most recently served as Senior Executive Vice President - Chief Banking Officer for S&T Bank in Indiana, Pennsylvania, with responsibility for their Wealth Management, Retail Banking and Insurance business groups, United Community noted.

The company said prior to joining S&T, Small worked for Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, initially serving as Chief Operating Officer for its nationwide, 1,000 store company owned business unit.

The company said Bevack will remain on the Board of Directors of both United Community and Home Savings, and the Board has retained Bevack as an advisor for two years.

Commenting on Bevack, the company stated that he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of United Community on January 1, 2011. Additionally, Bevack has served as President and CEO of Home Savings since March 2009. Prior to that time, Bevack had served in numerous executive positions with Home Savings, including President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Mortgage Lending.