Steve Petitjean, Senior Vice President, Retail Market Manager and Dayton City Executive for Fifth Third Bank, Western Ohio, is serving as the Culture Works 2013 Campaign Chair. In his role as Market Manager, Steve is responsible for the profitability and management of the 58 Financial Centers and Bank Mart locations in the four-region Western Ohio market.  As City Executive, Steve has responsibility for community development and Fifth Third Bank’s significant charitable and civic support presence in the greater Dayton community.

Previously, Mr. Petitjean served as a Retail Regional Manager in Cincinnati, overseeing up to 30 Financial Centers and Bank Mart  locations.  After graduation, he joined Fifth Third Bank in 1994 as a management trainee and Retail Branch Manager.  He has served the bank in various Retail Banking leadership positions throughout Cincinnati and the Miami Valley.

Steve Petitjean also has an impressive history of volunteer support including serving as a Member of the Board of Directors for Culture Works; Chairman of the Culture Works Governance Committee; Member of Leadership Dayton; Member of GROW Piqua Now Advisory Board; President of the Cincinnati FIJI Association; Member of the Board of Directors for Homefull; Member of the Board of Directors for the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce; Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the Downtown Dayton Partnership; Member of the Board of Directors for County Corp Development; Member of the Dayton Business Committee; Member of the Board of the Miriam Rosenthal Trust; Member Credit Policy Committee for Fifth Third Bancorp; Honorary Chairman of the 2012 March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction; Past Committee member for A Kid Again; Judge of the 2010 Dayton Daily News Top Ten Women of the Year Award.