Manitowoc, Wis.-based Bank First promoted Kelly Dvorak to chief legal counsel. Dvorak joined the bank in 2017 as general counsel and corporate secretary and accepted an increased management position with Bank First’s senior management team last year. Dvorak has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a law degree from the University of … Read more
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank promoted Scott Ford to president of wealth management. Ford will assume leadership of U.S. Bank’s wealth management business and U.S. Bancorp Investments on June 1. Ford, a 25-year industry veteran who previously led U.S. Bank’s Affluent Wealth Management business, has been a regional director of wealth management at JPMorgan Chase. “Scott is … Read more
Plains, Kan.-based Plains State Bank promoted Teresa Randle to senior vice president-southwest Kansas regional manager. Randle has been in banking for a decade. A 2009 graduate of the Kansas State University, Manhattan, Randle joined the $361 million bank last April, “partnering with the PSB leadership team to build a fully bilingual branch in Liberal, Kan.,” … Read more
Wisconsin-based Horicon Bank recently promoted five employees. [Continue]
First International Bank & Trust named Trent Sorbe chief payments officer. [Continue]
The West Gate Bank Board of Directors elected Kirby Reardon to senior vice president of commercial lending and Jennifer Dougherty to assistant vice president of commercial lending. Reardon joined the Lincoln-based bank as a teller in 2011. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. “Reardon is an outstanding lender that excels … Read more
Frankfort, Ind.-based The Farmers Bank appointed Christopher Cook as president and CEO. Cook will assume the role when current President and CEO Karen Gregerson retires in September. Cook, currently CFO of First Federal Savings Bank in Huntington, Ind., has also been a CFO at Muncie, Ind.-based MutualBank. He has an undergraduate degree and an MBA … Read more
The Independent Community Bankers of America promoted several staff members, including Lindsay LaNore to senior executive vice president, chief learning and experience officer; Jenna Burke to executive vice president, general counsel, government relations and public policy; and Kristina Morris to vice president of strategic solutions. “ICBA congratulates these exceptional professionals for their well-deserved promotions in … Read more
Rich Jones was elected to the boards of directors of Bloomington, Minn.-based United Bankers’ Bancorporation, Inc., and United Bankers’ Bank. Jones, president and CEO of Minnesota Randall State Bank since 2013, has more than 17 years of experience in the banking industry, including in senior bank management. “We are honored to welcome Rich to the … Read more
Mankato, Minn.-based United Prairie Bank expanded the company’s board of directors to include four new members, including Emily Sieberg, Tim Malecha, Sara Mikuta and Scott Miller. Sieberg is the third generation of the Sneer family to be involved in the company since her grandfather, James G. Sneer founded United Prairie Bank in 1973. Sieberg’s father, … Read more