Salem, Ind.-based Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc., increased its board of directors from seven members to eight and appointed James King III to serve a two-year term. King, who also appointed to the board of the $202 million Mid-Southern Savings Bank, joined Mid-Southern as executive vice president and senior loan officer in October 2021. He began his … Read more
St. Louis-based Enterprise Financial Services Corp. appointed Lyne Andrich, Marcela Manjarrez and Lina Young as directors of both the bank holding company and its subsidiary, Enterprise Bank & Trust. Andrich, former executive of Denver-based CoBiz Financial Inc., from 1997-2019, has served on the board of directors and been a member of the audit committee of … Read more
First Dakota National Bank CEO Larry Ness will retire at the end of this year following a 40-year career with the bank. Ness, 77, has served as CEO of the $2.6 billion bank since 1983. He will be succeeded by bank president Rob Stephenson. Ness, who became the bank’s majority in 1995, plans to remain … Read more
Matthew Greene joined Ionia, Mich.-based Independent Bank Corp. as senior vice president, chief marketing officer. Greene has 17 years of marketing experience. He has a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. “Greene is an accomplished executive with a winning mentality and extensive experience in digital marketing, customer relationship management, strategy development/implementation, revenue generation and … Read more
Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank hired Donald Rome as chief risk officer. Rome has spent 16 years at other financial institutions, and led the development of programs and teams in financial, credit, strategic, regulatory and operational risk areas. Rome has an MBA from the University of Montana, Bozeman, and graduated from Pacific Coast Banking School, Bellevue, … Read more
Coldwater-based Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc., appointed Andrew Mercer to its board of directors. Mercer is the third-generation owner and president of the Jackson, Mich.-based distribution, construction and service company R.W. Mercer Co. He also serves as a trustee for ABC Michigan Worker’s Compensation Fund, and is a board member of the Michigan Petroleum Association. Southern … Read more
Oregon, Wis.-based One Community Bank hired Melinda Gnorski as vice president of commercial credit underwriting. A banker with two decades of experience, Gnorski has 15 years of work in underwriting and managing commercial real estate relationships. She is a Credit Risk Certified Associate Member of the Risk Management Association. “I am excited to bring my … Read more
Jefferson City, Mo..-based Midwest Independent Bancshares, Inc., hired Vernon Kempker as chief financial officer. Kempker has more than 30 years of experience in finance and accounting with large corporations. He has Bachelor of Science degrees in accounting and business administration from Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo. He has an MBA from William Woods University, Fulton … Read more
Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank promoted Yolanda Estrada to vice president, processing and underwriting manager. Estrada has spent nearly a decade in the mortgage industry at other community banks. She joined Centier Bank in 2012 as a mortgage loan processor and has since moved into underwriting and processing. An Accredited Mortgage Professional, Estrada graduated from the … Read more
Winona, Minn.-based Merchants Bank promoted Chad Woyczik to vice president/deposit operations manager. Woyczik joined the more than $2.6 billion Merchants Bank in 2003 as a customer service representative in St. Charles, Minn. He’s led Merchants Bank’s Winona-Lakeside location since 2007 as a branch officer/manager. “(Woyczik’s) expertise working with our customers and systems over the last … Read more