PANDORA – The Board of Directors of First National Bank has officially named Brendon Matthews as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank. Matthews has been serving as President of the bank since May, 2024. He succeeds Todd Mason who is retiring after 22 years at First National Bank and 40 years as a community banker. Mason will remain as a director on the board.

Matthews has worked in a variety of roles in his 23 years in banking, including teller, branch manager, small business lender, sales manager, Senior Lender, Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer and his most recent role as President. Brendon is originally from Bluffton and is a graduate of Bluffton High School. He received his undergraduate degree in English from Anderson University in Anderson, IN in 2002. After starting his banking career at Madison Community Bank in Anderson (now First Merchants Bank), Brendon earned his MBA from Anderson University and then moved back to Bluffton in 2006 and joined First National Bank.