Wisconsin’s Bank First has added and promoted a pair of vice presidents. Wendy Conto joined the Manitowoc bank as vice president of retail banking and Derek Klahn was promoted to vice president of business banking.
Conto has a finance degree from Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wis. A lifelong member of Sheboygan County, Wendy is a member of the Sheboygan County Realtors, Sheboygan County Homebuilders and Sheboygan Elks.
“We are excited to have Wendy join our team,” said Joshua Neeb, Sheboygan market president at Bank First. “With her commitment to the Sheboygan community and her knowledge and depth of experience in retail lending, Wendy will greatly complement our talented team of bankers.”
Klahn joined the bank in 2014 as a business analyst after spending three years with Capitol Bank, Madison, Wis. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The bank also promoted Eli Steimle to business banking officer. He joined the bank in 2010 as an intern and was previously a business analyst. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently pursuing an MBA at Marquette University, Milwaukee.
Steimle currently serves as treasurer for Grow It Forward, a non-profit whose mission is to grow, teach, feed and connect our local food community, as well as a board member at the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA.
The $2.6 billion Bank First has 24 offices in Wisconsin.