Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, a director or an officer, or both a director and an officer of Civista Bancshares, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which anticipates filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-3 to effect the registration of common shares, preferred shares, debt securities, warrants, depositary shares, subscription rights, share purchase contracts, and units as a shelf registration pursuant to Rule 415 (or other applicable rules) of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby constitutes and appoints James O. Miller and James E. McGookey, and each of them, as attorney for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file the proposed registration statement and any and all amendments, post-effective amendments, and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to such securities or such registration statement with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the acts of such attorney or any such substitute or substitutes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand as of June 17, 2015.

/s/ James O. Miller	/s/ Todd A. Michel
James O. Miller, President, Chief Executive	Todd A. Michel, Senior Vice President
Officer and Chairman of the Board	and Controller (Principal Financial Officer)
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Thomas A. Depler	/s/ J. William Springer
Thomas A. Depler, Director	J. William Springer, Director
/s/ Allen R. Maurice	/s/ David A. Voight
Allen R. Maurice, Director	David A. Voight, Director
/s/ Dennis E. Murray, Jr.	/s/ Daniel J. White
Dennis E. Murray, Jr., Director	Daniel J. White, Director
/s/ Allen R. Nickles
Allen R. Nickles, Director