CANFIELD, Ohio - The Board of Directors of Farmers National Banc Corporation has relieved John S. Gulas of his duties as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of Farmers National Bank of Canfield, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company

According to a news release from Farmers National Bank Corporation, the board provided Gulas with a notice of termination of his employment effective November 4, 2013, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Mr. Gulas' Amended Restated Employment Agreement dated December 30, 2011.

The board also appointed Kevin J. Helmick as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank until a permanent successor to Gulas has been named.

Helmick, 41, has served as the Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Company and Executive Vice President – Retail and Wealth Management of the Bank since January 2012.

Prior to that, Mr. Helmick served as the Bank's Vice President of Wealth Management and Retail Services since 2008.

According to WFMJ archives, Gulas took over as president and CEO on July 1, 2010.