Stearns Bank names new director
Kathy Persian has joined the board of Stearns Bank N.A., St. Cloud, Minn. She is SVP/CIO for Schwan’s Company, Bloomington, Minn. [Continue]
United Prairie names new chair
Melanie VanRoekel was named chair of Mankato, Minn.-based United Prairie Bank’s board on February 26, replacing the retiring Stuart Sneer. [Continue]
First Interstate names new chair
Dave Jahnke will become chair of the board at First Interstate BancSystem, Billings, Mont., effective May 6 as part of a long-planned leadership transition. [Continue]
Minnesota, Michigan banks appoint board members
Independent Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich., named Ronia Kruse to its board, and Pine Country Bank, Little Falls, Minn., named Rosi Przybilla to its board. [Continue]
First Busey, Peoples name directors
First Busey Corporation, Champaign, Ill., named Karen Jensen to its board, and Peoples Bancorp, Marietta, Ohio, named Timothy Lathe to its board. [Continue]
CorTrust CEO named to ICBA Securities board
Jack Hopkins, president and CEO of Sioux Falls-based CorTrust Bank, has been named to the board of ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America. [Continue]
Molepske named chair of UFS
Wisconsin banker Mike Molepske has been named chair of the board at UFS, LLC, a purpose built technology provider to community banks. [Continue]
Sturgis names new director
Jason Halling joined the boards of Sturgis Bancorp, Inc., and Sturgis Bank & Trust Company, both of Sturgis, Mich. [Continue]
West Gate adds two to board
West Gate Bank, Lincoln, Neb., has added Mike Homa and Todd Peterson to its board of directors. [Continue]
Heartland Financial USA, others name board members
Dubuque, Iowa-based Heartland Financial USA; Woodland Bank, Deer River, Minn.; and St. Louis Bank, Town and Country, Mo., have announced new board members. [Continue]