Manitowoc, Wis.-based BankFirst hired Andrew Thomas as senior vice president-business banking and promoted Amanda Sitkiewitz to SVP-market president for the Manitowoc region.  Thomas has more than nine years of commercial lending experience. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa.   “He comes to us with a strong commitment to customer … Read more

Lakewood, Colo.-based FirstBank recently announced several leadership changes. The bank named Matt Cornwell president of its downtown Denver Market. Cornwell previously served as president of the Northwest Market. FirstBank named Matthew Doyle president of investments. He previously served as president of loan review.  The bank also promoted four executive vice presidents, including Kristen Bernhardt to … Read more

Wauwatosa, Wis.-based WaterStone Bank hired Tara Lagerman as vice president, director of marketing. Lagerman has more than 20 years of marketing experience. She received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from Carroll University, Waukesha. “I knew right away when I met Tara that this was going to be a wonderful opportunity for WaterStone … Read more

Fargo, N.D.-based Bell Bank recently hired two executives.  The hires include Brian Overby as senior vice president/wealth management managing director and James Dufresne as vice president/senior wealth adviser at the bank’s Phoenix-Biltmore location.  Overby, who started with the bank at the end of May, has been in finance since 1995. He will work out of … Read more

Wendy Casetta joined Fond Du Lac, Wis.-based National Exchange Bank & Trust as vice president-portfolio manager.  Casetta has more than 28 years of investment experience. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and an MBA from the University of North Florida, Jacksonville.  

Brownsburg, Ind.-based State Bank hired Dana Howard as vice president, director of human resources, and Jim Badger as VP, senior marketing manager. Howard has more than 17 years of banking and human resources experience. Howard graduated from Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, with an associate degree in business administration, and bachelor’s degrees in business administration and … Read more

Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank promoted Laura Demeter to vice president, deposit product manager. Demeter had served as the Centier’s regional sales manager since 2014 and oversaw the bank’s initial retail expansion into the Indianapolis and Lafayette, Ind., communities. “Laura’s passion for banking is evident to anyone who meets her,” said Randy Shephard, senior vice president … Read more

Manitowoc, Wis.-based BankFirst hired Amy DeMain as vice president-retail banking and promoted Kris Wychesit to retail banking officer.  DeMain has more than 21 years of retail banking experience. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and counseling foundations from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Wychesit joined Bank First in 2019 as a teller/customer service … Read more

Madison, Wis.-based First Business Bank hired Jon Auge as vice president-equipment finance. He is based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Auge has more than a decade of experience in specialty lending and equipment finance. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture management from Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall. 

Sun Prairie, Wis.-based One Community Bank hired Holly Brickson as a business development and treasury management professional. Brickson has helped manage events and social media content for her aunt and uncle’s restaurant, the Viking Brew Pub, Stoughton, Wis. She started her own business, Holiday Hot Cocoa Bombs, two years ago.  “Being a small business owner … Read more