National bank names new Florida regional president

TAMPA — PNC Bank, a Pittsburgh-based bank with 197 offices in Florida, named Chadwick Loar regional president of its Florida West region.

Loar will take over as president of the region, which spans from south Tallahassee to Naples and central Florida, on July 11, a statement says. He takes over for Joseph Meterchick, who is moving to serve as regional president of the Philadelphia area for PNC Bank.

Loar has 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, the statement says. He joined PNC in 2013 as senior vice president and group manager of the corporate banking team for the Florida West region. He will continue to lead the region's corporate banking team.

PNC Bank has more than $350 billion in assets.