(Daniel E. Klimas is donating one hour of his time to the winning bidder.)


Dan Klimas is the President and Chief Executive Officer of LNB Bancorp Inc. and Lorain National Bank. Lorain National Bank is the largest bank headquartered in Lorain County.

Prior to joining Lorain National Bank, Dan was the Northern Ohio Regional President for Huntington National Bank. In this role he had responsibility for all Banking operations in Cleveland, Toledo, Ashland, Mansfield, Dover, Kent, Burton, Wadsworth, and Bowling Green.

Dan also has served as a partner for Deloitte Consulting where he provided assistance to financial institutions in the areas of strategy, organizational design, and change management.

Dan previously spent 12 years at KeyCorp where he served in a variety of roles, including executive vice president of corporate strategy, vice chairman of private banking and investing, president of the Cuyahoga east district, and senior vice president of electronic banking. He began his career at McKinsey and Company, Inc. where he spent seven years providing strategic consulting to clients in a variety of industries.

Dan is involved in serving in a variety of civic and charitable activities including serving on the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Zoological Society, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Playhouse Square Foundation, Downtown Cleveland Partnership and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission. Dan also serves on the Board of Lorain County Community College Foundation, Chairs Team Lorain County and is the Lorain County representative for Team NEO.

Dan and his wife, Carol, reside in Westlake, Ohio along with their four children, Chris, Nicole, Matt and Kaili.