Horizon Bancorp, Inc. announced the retirement of Daniel F. Hopp from the Board of Directors and the appointment of Vanessa P. Williams to serve on the Board of Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Mr. Hopp will retire from the Board effective December 31, 2022 after serving for the past 18 years and reaching Horizon's mandatory retirement age. Mr. Hopp began his service to the Board of Directors of Horizon Bank in 2004 and from July 2013 through June 2022 served as Horizon Bancorp's Lead Director. In his tenure, he served on the Board's Compensation and Nominating Committee as well as the Corporate Governance Committee.

To fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Hopp's retirement, the Board appointed Vanessa P. Williams to serve on the Board, effective as of January 1, 2023, for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders in 2023. Ms. Williams has served on Horizon Bank's Board of Directors since January 1, 2022 and serves on its Asset and Liability Committee and Compensation Committee. Williams is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Kelly Services, Inc. Prior to joining Kelly Services in 2020, Williams was Senior Vice President, Division General Counsel with IHS Markit Ltd. She joined IHS Markit in 2014 through its acquisition of R.L. Polk & Co., where she served in a variety of roles, including Deputy General Counsel, beginning in 2006.

Earlier in her career she was an attorney with the Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association and the law firm of Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. She earned her B.A. from the University of Alabama, J.D. from the College of William and Mary and M.B.A. from Wayne State University.