Director Profile

Archie M. Brown

President and Chief Executive Officer, First Financial Bancorp

and First Financial Bank

Director since 2023

Archie M. Brown joined CNO Financial Group’s Board of Directors in May 2023. He is a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee.

Brown has been president and chief executive officer of First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) and president and chief executive officer of First Financial Bank since 2018. He also serves as a director of both First Financial Bancorp and First Financial Bank.

Previously, he served as president and chief executive officer of MainSource Financial from 2008 to 2018, and as its board chair from 2011 to 2018.

During his almost 40 years in banking, Brown has held management positions in branch management, region management, bank operations (both deposit and loan), business development, small business, and consumer lending.

He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Georgia and a Master of Business Administration from Xavier University.

Brown is a board member of the Cincinnati Business Committee (CBC) and Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. He is also a board and executive committee member of Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) and a member of the 2024 ArtsWave Campaign Cabinet, Ohio Capital Budget Task Force and Commercial Club of Cincinnati. Previously, he served as an executive committee member of the Ohio Banking Commission of the Ohio Department of Commerce.