Mr. Blackhurst currently serves since 2024 as the Interim President of Alma College, a private, selective college located in Alma Michigan and is the retired Associate General Counsel, Corporate Transactions and Latin America, of The Dow Chemical Company, a global material science company headquartered in Midland, Michigan. He held positions of increasing importance in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, finance, and international business law and leadership with Dow since 1990. Blackhurst is a former member of the board of directors of both Wolverine Bancorp., Inc. ( Wolverine ) and Wolverine Bank, serving from 2009 until Horizon s acquisition of Wolverine in October 2017. Mr. Blackhurst has served on both Horizon s and Horizon Bank s Board of Directors since his appointment in October 2017. Mr. Blackhurst s extensive corporate, legal, mergers, acquisitions, finance, and international experience, including, experience serving as legal counsel at a major public corporation and general business acumen provided the Board of Directors of Horizon and Horizon Bank with critical insights into business operations and issues.