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Thomson nominated for board seat

MANISTIQUE — Mackinac Financial Corporation, the holding company for mBank, recently announced that Martin A. Thomson was nominated for appointment to its board of directors.

The appointment is subject to the closing of the merger agreement with First Federal of Northern Michigan Bancorp Inc., the holding company for First Federal of Northern Michigan, according to a press release from mBank.

“Our bank is fortunate to have an outstanding board of directors. We are please to have Marty nominated to join our team,” Paul Tobias, Mackinac board’s chairman, said in the release. “He has vast experience as both an executive and a board member in the financial industry. His remarkable achievements, as well as his insight into the local business landscape, will help him make many valuable contributions to our bank’s continued growth and success.”

Thomson has served as chairman of First Federal of Northern Michigan Bancorp’s board since May 2008. He was president and chief executive officer of the company and bank since May 2001. He previously held the position of president and CEO of Presque Isle Electric and Gas Co-op, and has been a director of First Federal of Northern Michigan since 1986, and a director of its holding company since its formation in November 2000.

“I’m honored to be nominated for appointment to Mackinac and mBank’s Board of Directors,” Thomson said in the release. “I admire their unwavering focus and commitment to their clients and the communities they serve. I’m looking forward to working with their first-class management team.”

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