Jeremiah Smith, Senior Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of First Northern Community Bancorp and First Northern Bank announced that Kevin M. Spink, currently the company's Senior Vice President/Corporate Controller, is being promoted to Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, effective February 1, 2018. Prior to joining First Northern in 2015, Spink spent seven years with KPMG, LLP where he gained significant audit expertise in the banking and finance industries, and five years with Rabobank where his last position was Senior Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer. In his new position, Spink will be responsible for the overall management and oversight of the Company's Finance Department; which encompasses financial reporting, corporate investments, financial analysis, and preparation of the Company's audited annual report.

Spink will sit on the Bank's Asset/Liability Committee, and be a participating member of the Deposit Product Pricing Committee, Community Reinvestment Act Committee, Information Services Steering Committee and Profit Sharing Committee. He will also be a member of the Bank's Senior Management Team and will participate in strategic planning.