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Tom Henderson
- Sandy Pierce has a new job — and it comes with many hats. Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: HBAN) announced last week that the longtime local banker and community activist will join the bank once its proposed $3.4 billion acquisition of Akron, Ohio-based FirstMerit Corp. (Nasdaq: FMER) closes, sometime in the third quarter. Pierce, currently a vice chairman of FirstMerit and chairman and CEO of Southfield-based FirstMerit Michigan, will have wide-ranging