On January 25, 2021, following the unanimous recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (Peoples) elected Michael N. Vittorio as a director of Peoples. Mr. Vittorio will serve as a director of Peoples for an initial term ending at Peoples 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. On January 25, 2021, the Board of Directors of Peoples Bank, the banking subsidiary of Peoples, elected Mr. Vittorio as a member of the Peoples Bank Board of Directors. In his capacity as a non-employee director of each of Peoples and Peoples Bank, Mr. Vittorio will receive compensation on the same basis as the other non-employee directors receive for their service on the Peoples and Peoples Bank Boards of Directors and the respective committees of the Peoples and Peoples Bank Boards of Directors. Any appointments of Mr. Vittorio to committees will be determined at a later date. Mr. Vittorio is the former President and CEO of The First of Long Island Corporation and its banking subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island, each headquartered in Glen Head, New York. He also served on the Boards of Directors of both entities until his retirement. Mr. Vittorio retired from his positions as President and CEO of each of The First of Long Island Corporation and The First National Bank of Long Island on December 31, 2019. Mr. Vittorio was employed by The First National Bank of Long Island from 2002 to 2019 and has more than 45 years of banking experience.