PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Vincent J. Delie Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of F.N.B. Corp. and First National Bank, was named CEO of the Year by global business media outlet The CEO Magazine as part of its 2024 Executive of the Year Awards.
Delie is the first U.S. CEO to win the award.
Delie was selected as CEO of the Year from more than 500 nominees representing a variety of industries. In announcing Delie as the winner, The CEO Magazine cited his commitment to shareholder value creation and strategic guidance in growing F.N.B. into one of the 50 largest bank holding companies in the U.S.
During Delie’s tenure, F.N.B. has expanded to serve seven states and Washington, D.C.; produced sustained revenue growth and greater profitability; and increased its market capitalization by nearly six times, a news release states. Delie also ushered in the company’s Clicks-to-Bricks strategy, which includes the award-winning eStore digital platform.
Also this year, Delie was honored as a Top Bank CEO and one of the World’s Most Influential CEOs and Business Executives. Previously, he was named an American Banker Innovator of the Year and was a recipient of an Industrialist of the Year Award (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) and Adam Smith Distinguished Leadership Award (EconomicsPennsylvania).
During his tenure, F.N.B. has received more than 70 national and regional workplace and culture excellence awards, including being named one of America’s Most Admired Workplaces for 2025 by Newsweek. F.N.B. was named one of the World’s Best Companies by Time and has appeared on rankings of the World’s Most Influential and Innovative Companies and America’s Best Banks. The company has also received global awards for its digital initiatives from organizations such as FinTech Futures and Celent.