First Farmers Financial Corp. announced the next steps in their leadership succession plan, approving the appointment of Mark A. Holt as President of First Farmers Bank & Trust and as a Director of both First Farmers Financial Corp. and First Farmers Bank & Trust. These appointments are effective September 1, 2019. This transition plan was originally announced in October 2018, as Gene E. Miles, current President and CEO, expressed his intent to reduce his daily workload after 40 years with the First Farmers organization. Mr. Miles will remain the President and Chief Executive Officer of First Farmers Financial Corp., the Chief Executive Officer of First Farmers Bank & Trust, and a Director of both. Mr. Miles has over 40 years of service with the First Farmers organization and has not announced a specific retirement date. First Farmers Financial Corp. Mark Holt has served as an Executive Vice President of the Bank since 2015 and served on the Board of Directors of the Bank and the Company from 1997 to 2015. Holt is also a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and a member of national, state, and local veterinary associations, a member of Purdue President's Council, a former member of the Grant County Purdue Extension Board of Directors and is actively involved in local community and church.