Bio

laude Davis is the Managing Director of BMC with responsibility for management of the Portfolio Companies and staff of the firm. He is also Chairman of First Financial Bancorp and First Financial Bank. Previously, he served as Executive Chairman from April 2018 to December 31, 2019 and CEO of the company from October 2004 until April 2018. With over 150 offices and 2,000 employees, First Financial is a $14 billion dollar bank headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio with operations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Claude served on the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s board of directors from January of 2013 to December of 2018. He is also a member of the American Bankers Council, the Cincinnati Business Committee, the Commercial Club of Cincinnati, REDI Cincinnati Board of Directors and the World Presidents Organization, Indiana Chapter. Claude is a 2015 recipient of the West Chester ● Liberty Chamber Alliance Everest Award for having a significant positive impact on business, the community and quality of life within the I-75 Growth Corridor. He was also selected Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009, an award recognizing South Central Ohio and Kentucky’s best innovators and visionary thinkers in the financial services category.