EX-24 5 l87830aex24.txt EXHIBIT 24 1 Exhibit 24 Powers of Attorney of Directors and Executive Officers of Park National Corporation 2 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ William T. McConnell ----------------------------------- William T. McConnell 3 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ C. Daniel DeLawder ----------------------------------- C. Daniel DeLawder 4 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ John W. Kozak ----------------------------------- John W. Kozak 5 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ Maureen Buchwald ----------------------------------- Maureen Buchwald 6 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ James J. Cullers ----------------------------------- James J. Cullers 7 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ Harry O. Egger ----------------------------------- Harry O. Egger 8 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ Dominick C. Fanello ----------------------------------- Dominick C. Fanello 9 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ R. William Geyer ----------------------------------- R. William Geyer 10 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ Howard E. LeFevre ----------------------------------- Howard E. LeFevre 11 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ Phillip T. Leitnaker ----------------------------------- Phillip T. Leitnaker 12 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ James A. McElroy ----------------------------------- James A. McElroy 13 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ John J. O'Neill ----------------------------------- John J. O'Neill 14 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ William A. Phillips ----------------------------------- William A. Phillips 15 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ J. Gilbert Reese ----------------------------------- J. Gilbert Reese 16 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ Rick R. Taylor ----------------------------------- Rick R. Taylor 17 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to options to be granted under the Park National Corporation 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder, David C. Bowers and John W. Kozak, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 16th day of April, 2001. /s/ John L. Warner ----------------------------------- John L. Warner