First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2023 10:30 AM ET
Company Participants
Mark Hardwick - Chief Executive Officer
Mike Stewart - President
Michele Kawiecki - Chief Financial Officer
John Martin - Chief Credit Officer
Conference Call Participants
Brian Martin - Janney
Damon DelMonte - KBW
Scott Siefers - Piper Sandler
Ben Gerlinger - Hovde Group
Terry McEvoy - Stephens
Operator
Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the First Merchants Corporation First Quarter 2023 Earnings. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.
Before we begin, management would like to remind you that today's call contains forward-looking statements with respect to the future performance and financial condition of First Merchants Corporation that involve risks and uncertainties. Further information is contained within the press release, which we encourage you to review.
Additionally, management may refer to non-GAAP measures, which are intended to supplement, but not substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The press release available on the website contains financial and other quantitative information to be discussed today as well as reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures.
I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Mark Hardwick, CEO. Please go ahead.
Mark Hardwick
Good morning, and welcome to First Merchants first quarter 2023 conference call. Victor, thanks for the introduction and for covering the forward-looking statement on Page 2. We released our earnings today at approximately 8 a.m. Eastern Time. You can access today's slides by following the link on the second page of our earnings release.
On Page 3 of the presentation, you'll see today's presenters and our bios to include President, Mike Stewart; Chief Credit Officer, John Martin; and Chief Financial Officer, Michele Kawiecki.
On Page 4, you will see the geographic locations of our 121 banking centers that serve as the physical location where approximately 400,000 customers periodically stop in to visit a trusted First Merchants banker for advice and consultation. It's also where a little over 2,100 First Merchants employees work face-to-face with their colleagues to grow their careers, while attending to the financial needs of our customers and our communities. It's where the culture comes to life and why some of the awards at the bottom right of this page were received.