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Market Cap:$50.0M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$84.0M
  • Public
  • US
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In 1873, Horizon Bank was founded in Michigan City, Indiana - a small settlement on a sand hill at the southeastern tip of Lake Michigan. The city's early leaders were able to turn sand into prosperity by selling it to glass manufacturers, starting Michigan City on the road to economic growth and development. Throughout the last six generations, Horizon Bank has grown and evolved along with the city, providing comprehensive financial services and community activism. The Bank received its original charter in April of 1873 as "First National Bank." By the turn of the century, the Bank had brought the "gold standard" to customer service in banking by opening the first-ever "drive-up window" to protect the payroll of gold coins that local railroad industrialist John H. Barker used to pay his employees. The Bank's assets were well secured behind a soundproof, 12-ton vault door long before the notorious bank robber John Dillinger became a threat to financial institutions across Northwest Indiana. When Dillinger became the nation's Public Enemy No. 1, the Bank also mounted a World War I rifle to a rail in the Director's office above the bank lobby and teller lines for additional protection. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, 10,000 of the nation's 25,000 banks failed, including two of Michigan City's five financial institutions, but the Bank remained solvent and continued to prosper...

President and Chief Executive Officer
Craig M. Dwight
Number of Employees 285
Contact Information

515 Franklin Square

Michigan City, Indiana 46360

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(219) 879-0211

NAICS Code Commercial Banking: 522110

Recent Events

  • Horizon improves profit standing in 3Q

    10/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Horizon Bancorp Announces a Profitable Second Quarter and Year to Date Results

    7/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Craig M. Dwight President and Chief Executive Officer
Thomas H. Edwards President & COO, Bank
James H. Foglesong Chief Financial Officer
James D. Neff Executive Vice President
Jeffery D Podgorny Assistant Vice President
Kori L Riggs Operations Manager
Lawrence J. Mazur Corporate Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Robert C. Dabagia Chairman
Robert E. Swinehart Chairperson
Bruce E. Rampage Board of Directors
Charley E. Gillispie Board of Directors
Dale W. Alspaugh Board of Directors
Daniel F. Hopp Board of Directors
Gene L. Rice Board of Directors
James B. Dworkin Board of Directors
James B. Dworking Board of Directors
Lane Hackney Board of Directors
Larry N. Middleton Board of Directors
Lawrence E Burnell Board of Directors
Peter L. Pairitz Board of Directors
Robert E. McBride Board of Directors
Spero W Valavanis Board of Directors
Susan D. Aaron Board of Directors

Mr. Dwight has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Horizon and the Bank since July 1, 2001, and as the President and Chief Administrative Officer of Horizon and as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank since December 1998. He has served on Horizon’s Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Bank since 1998.

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Horizon Bancorp Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank Former
Horizon Bank NA President Former
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp President & COO, Bank Current
Horizon Bancorp Executive Vice President of Horizon Current

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Horizon Bancorp Chief Financial Officer Current

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Horizon Bancorp Executive Vice President Current
Horizon Bancorp Secretary Current
Horizon Bancorp Corporate Secretary Former

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Horizon Bancorp Assistant Vice President Current

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Horizon Bancorp Operations Manager Current

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Horizon Bancorp Corporate Secretary Current

Mr. Dabagia has served as the Chairman of Horizon since 1998. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Horizon and the Bank until July 1, 2001. He has served on Horizon’s Board of Directors since 1980.

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Chairman Current
Horizon Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Former
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Former
Horizon Bank NA Vice Chairman Former

Mr. Swinehart is the retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Emerson Power Transmission Corp. He has served on Horizon’s Board of Directors since 1998 and on the Board of Directors of the Bank since 1996. Mr. Swinehart qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules.

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Chairperson Current

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Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

Mr. Gillispie is Vice President of Administration and Finance at Valparaiso University. He has served on Horizon’s Board of Directors since 2001 and on the Board of Directors of the Bank since 2000. Mr. Gillispie qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules.

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

Daniel F. Hopp was named senior vice president, Corporate Affairs, and general counsel in March 1998. In April 2007 he assumed the additional responsibilities of secretary of the corporation. Hopp joined the company as an attorney in 1979. He was promoted to assistant secretary and legal counsel in April 1984 and to corporate secretary and assistant general counsel in October 1985. He was elected corporate vice president, general counsel and secretary in June 1989. Prior to joining Whirlpool, Hopp practiced law with the firm of Mayer, Brown and Platt in Chicago. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Hopp earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1969 and a juris doctor degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in 1973, where he graduated summa cum laude. He serves on the board of directors of Horizon Bank of Michigan City, Indiana; Cornerstone Alliance in Benton Harbor, Michigan; and is Chairman of the Board for Lakeland Healthcare in St. Joseph, Michigan. He is a member of the Michigan, Illinois and Berrien County Bar Associations and is a past president of the Chicago Chapter of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries. He formerly served on the Justice Initiatives Committee of the State Bar of Michigan, the St. Joseph City Planning Commission and on the board of the Council for World Class Communities.

Organization Position Status
Whirlpool Corporation Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs Current
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current
Whirlpool Corporation General Counsel Former
Whirlpool Corporation Secretary Former
Wayne State University Juris Doctor Degree Former
University of Michigan Bachelor’S Degree In English Former

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

Mr. Dworkin is the Chancellor of Purdue University North Central. He has served on Horizon’s Board of Directors since 2003 and on the Board of Directors of the Bank since 2002.

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

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Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

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Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

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Middleton & Company Real Estate Broker Current
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current
Middleton & Company President Former

Mr. Burnell is the Chief Financial Officer of White Lodging Services Corporation, a national hotel management and development company. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Bank since September 2007. Mr. Burnell qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules.

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

Mr. Pairitz is a business developer. He has served on Horizon’s Board of Directors since 2001 and on the Board of Directors of the Bank since 2000. Mr. Pairitz qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules.

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

Dr. McBride is a retired Pathologist. He has served on the Boards of Directors of Horizon, the Bank and the Bank’s predecessor since 1984.

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current

Mr. Valavanis is an architect and the President of Design Organization, Inc., an architecture and interior design firm. He has served on Horizon s Board of Directors since 2000 and on the Board of Directors of the Bank since 1998.

Organization Position Status
Design Organization President Current
Design Organization Owner Current
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current
Design Organization Architect Former

Ms. Aaron is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vision Financial Services, Inc., LaPorte, Indiana, an accounts receivable management business. She has served on Horizon’s Board of Directors since 1995 and on the Board of Directors of the Bank since 1993. Ms. Aaron qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules.

Organization Position Status
Horizon Bancorp Board of Directors Current
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Average Volume 3,454
Shares Outstanding 3.27M
Market Cap 50.8M
Year High 19.95
Year Low 10.495
Earnings Per Share 2.27
P/E Ratio 6.84
Dividend 0.68
Yield 4.38
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