Lincoln, Neb.-based West Gate Bank promoted Kay Bartek to senior vice president, retail banking. Bartek is taking over for Doug Carey who is retiring at the end of 2022 following a 45-year career in the banking industry, including the last 20 years at the $1 billion West Gate where he led the retail banking team. … Read more
Poplar Bluff, Mo.-based Southern Bank has added David McClain to its board. [Continue]
ChoiceOne Bank CEO Kelly Potes received the 2022 Best of Community Banking Award from the Community Bankers of Michigan on Sept. 29 during the association’s convention at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City, Mich. The annual award recognizes the success and contributions of a Michigan banker. Potes, president of the Sparta-based bank from … Read more
Great moments in a career are often forged under pressure. Consider the effort by the team at Wolters Kluwer to scale its SBA lending solution that had for years been used by banks to process about a dozen 7(a) loans per day to accommodate the PPP deluge. [Continue]
Altoona, Wis.-based Citizens Community Federal National Association appointed Bill Bertrand to its board of directors. Bertrand is the president and owner of One Automotive Group which owns the local Mazda, Honda, Hyundai, Volkswagen and Audi dealerships. “We are pleased to add [Bertrand] as a director to our bank board as we expand our community outreach … Read more
The Wisconsin Bankers Association hired Kelly Hageman, Cindy Thoennes and Donny Wilson to its subsidiaries. Hageman joined the association’s Employee Benefits Corporation as account administrator. Hageman previously worked for the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and has experience in employee benefits with an emphasis on promoting corporate wellness. He graduated from the University … Read more
Michael Wilson was appointed executive vice president of innovation and corporate services for Iowa-based Ames National Corporation. Wilson has served as the chief lending officer of a central Iowa bank and managed a commercial agribusiness team for a national insurer. He began his banking career as a commercial lender in the Des Moines market. Wilson, … Read more
Oconomowoc, Wis.-based Bank Five Nine hired Tim Schneider as its next president and CEO. Schneider will join the organization in October as the $1.5 billion bank’s current president and CEO, Mark Mohr, prepares to retire early next year. An experienced Wisconsin community banker, Schneider was most recently senior vice president at Green Bay, Wis.-based Nicolet … Read more
The American Bankers Association will recognize Nebraska attorney Steven Turner as the recipient of its Blanchfield Award. The award, given in recognition of John Blanchfield, former ABA senior vice president of its Center for Agricultural and Rural Banking, recognizes the work of a non-banker who significantly contributed to agricultural lending. Turner, an attorney focusing on … Read more
Prominent Minnesota banking leader and philanthropist David Cleveland died Sept. 17 at his home in Sarona, Wis., at the age of 89. [Continue]