Archie M. Brown Jr., a native of Wilkes County, has been named president and CEO of MainSource Financial Group Inc. (MSFG) located in Greensburg, Indiana, effective August 4. Brown will also serve as a member of the company's board of directors. Robert E. Hoptry, who has served as interim president and CEO since February 8, will continue as chairman of the board, a position he has held since 1983.

"Archie Brown is an extremely talented and experienced banker who will bring a wealth of knowledge to MainSource," Chairman Hoptry said. "His proven leadership is expected to be a driving force that will propel the performance of the company. He is the unanimous choice of the board, and we believe he is the ideal person to lead our highly qualified executive team and a strong and dedicated workforce. We are pleased to welcome him into our MainSource family and look forward to sharing our vision of a community-focused banking organization with him."

Brown, age 47, has served as executive vice president, Commercial and Consumer Banking, of Integra Bank, N.A. since 2001. Integra Bank is the multi-state banking subsidiary of Integra Bank Corporation, Evansville, Indiana, which has assets totaling $3.4 billion.

At Integra, Brown was responsible for commercial, consumer and mortgage banking; wealth management; information technology; and branch operations. Prior to joining Integra, he served as an executive at U.S. Bank for 11 years. He brings a total of 24 years of broadly based banking experience to MainSource.

"I am extremely honored to be joining the MainSource family, and I am very impressed with the leader- ship and vision of the board and the talent of the executive team," Brown said. "I look forward to working together with all MainSource employees to continue to build on the company's strengths, in particular its community bank focus," he concluded.

Brown is the son of Archie and Chrean Brown of Washington.