INDIANA, Pa., Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T Bank (NASDAQ: STBA), a full-service financial institution with assets of $4.6 billion, branch locations in 11 Pennsylvania counties and a loan production office in Akron, Ohio, is pleased to announce its expansion in Central Ohio with the opening of a new loan production office in Columbus. The bank has also recently hired two new commercial bankers to work in the office:


    --  Carol Gillette Smith was appointed senior vice president and commercial
        banker.  She has 30 years of commercial real estate and commercial
        banking experience in Central Ohio and held leadership positions with
        several financial institutions.


    --  R. Bradley Smith was appointed senior vice president and commercial
        banker.  He brings more than 25 years of finance and banking experience
        to his new role and a high level of expertise in the Central Ohio
        market.

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"We are excited to gain a larger presence in Central Ohio with the opening of our Columbus office and the addition of Carol and Brad to our team," said Todd D. Brice, president and chief executive officer of S&T Bank. "With their expertise in commercial banking and experience with local businesses, we look forward to them offering clients in the area our full array of products, services and strategic lending solutions."

For more information, please visit www.stbank.com or call 800.325.2265.

About S&T Bancorp, Inc.
 Headquartered in Indiana, PA, S&T Bancorp, Inc. operates offices within Allegheny, Armstrong, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, Washington and Westmoreland counties as well as loan production office in northeast Ohio. With assets of $4.6 billion, S&T Bancorp, Inc. stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol STBA. For more information, visit http://www.stbancorp.com.

SOURCE S&T Bank