Carl A. Kessler III joined Civista as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in 2020 with more than 20 years of technology and cybersecurity experience in the financial services industry. Throughout his career, he has developed enterprise-wide technology strategies to enhance the customer experience and increase operational efficiencies.

Kessler graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. He is active in his local church, St. Vincent de Paul.