James B. Dworkin will retire from Horizon Bancorp’s board of directors effective at the expiration of his current term on May 7, 2026. Dworkin provided written notice of his decision on Jan. 20, 2026, which was accepted by the board of directors on that same day.
Also, in an unrelated action, on Jan. 20, 2026, Julie S. Freigang submitted notice of her resignation from the board of directors, effective Jan. 20, 2026, which was accepted by the board of directors on that same day.
“Jim’s and Julie’s insightful engagement and dedication will certainly be missed. They are strong independent directors with accomplished careers, and the governance they’ve provided has been critical to the Bank’s growth,” Eric P. Blackhurst, chairman of Horizon’s board of directors, said. “We appreciate Jim’s more than two decades commitment to helping Horizon Bank become a leading community banking franchise in the Midwest, and I want to thank Julie for the guidance she has provided to our board around the everchanging landscape of cyber security related risks.”
James B. Dworkin, chancellor emeritus and professor of management Mitchell E. Daniels School of Business Purdue University North Central, has served on Horizon’s board of directors since 2003, and on the board of directors of Horizon Bank since 2002. In this role, he served as a member of Horizon’s audit committee and the chair of the wealth committee.
Freigang, vice president and chief information officer of CF Industries, has served on the board of directors of Horizon Bank since 2019 and was appointed to the Horizon board of directors in January 2020. In this role, she served as a member of the audit committee and was the chair of the cyber security committee.
“On behalf of the Horizon team, I’d like to thank Jim and Julie for their dedicated service to Horizon’s board of directors,” Thomas Prame, president and CEO of Horizon, said. “Both Jim and Julie have provided Horizon great counsel and leadership over their years of service. We have benefited from their dedicated service and the strategic direction provided to our leadership teams.”
