Bank Iowa Chief Lending Officer Bob Gagne retired from the bank on Feb. 2. Gagne led the community bank’s lending team from its West Des Moines headquarters for more than six years.
President/CEO Jim Plagge credited Gagne for being “instrumental in the rollout of our business development culture, which has empowered our leaders to bring about historic loan growth. Credit quality has also improved under Bob’s leadership. Bob is leaving the bank in an excellent position to continue on our path to growth, helping more Iowans achieve their financial goals.”
Bank Iowa hosted a Feb. 16 open house honoring Gagne.
“I will miss the interactions with our customers, and the business development meetings with prospects,” Gagne said. “I have great admiration and respect for Iowa entrepreneurs and have always enjoyed watching them strategize and grow to achieve success.”