St. Louis-based Midwest BankCentre promoted Wes Burns to executive vice president of community and economic development. Burns has led the community and economic development team as senior VP for the past year. Midwest BankCentre has committed $200 million for CED loans over five years to revitalize the St. Louis region and grown its team with … Read more
Marquette, Mich.-based Range Bank promoted eight employees to executive roles, including Benjamin Wood to executive vice president; Rachel Simonsen to chief operations officer; Angie Knauss to senior VP, mortgage loan officer; Chris Gobert to VP, mortgage loan officer; and Brian Syrjala to chief home mortgage officer. The bank also promoted Christy Smith to mortgage loan … Read more
Medford, Wis.-based Prevail Bank hired Dave Kuhlman as vice president and commercial banking officer. Kuhlman was most recently an agricultural/commercial relationship officer at Unity Bank in Augusta, Wis. Kuhlman has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. “We are excited to have Dave join our team,” said Craig Philipp, Prevail … Read more
Kansas-based Bison State Bank announced it hired Mark Emley as bank president and Curt Scoville as executive vice president/chief lending officer. The bank hired Katie Schulz as branch manager and promoted Joylynn Gutierrez to EVP at its new Kansas City, Mo., branch. Emley was CEO of the Overland Park, Kan.-based Kendall Bank from January 2020 … Read more
Judy Guttau, a key leader at Treynor, Iowa-based TS Bank, will retire on May 1 after 43 years at the bank. As she’s donned many hats over the years, her main goal has remained the same: Embodying the commitment of TS Bank to its employees and the communities it serves, a promise she’s made good on in many ways. [Continue]
Durand, Wis.-based bank holding company Security Financial Services Corp. promoted Mark Oldenberg to CEO for both the bank holding company and its subsidiary, Security Financial Bank. Oldenberg is continuing on as SFB president, succeeding Paul Rudersdorf as CEO. Rudersdorf has been appointed to serve on the board of directors for both the bank and its … Read more
Fond Du Lac, Wis.-based National Exchange Bank and Trust recently promoted nine employees, including five to vice president positions. The bank announced March 14 that William Hodgkiss and Steve Holz had been promoted to executive vice president in commercial lending; Gregg Mashack to senior VP and retail lending manager; Sue Freund to VP in loan … Read more
Helena, Mont.-based Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. announced March 16 that President/CEO Peter Johnson will retire at the end of this year after 41 years with the bank. Laura Clark, the current executive vice president, CFO and chief operating officer, will succeed Johnson as president and board member effective April 1 and CEO effective following Johnson’s … Read more
Manitowoc, Wis.-based Bank First recently promoted Kathryn Schmitz to VP-retail banking and Kristi Roush to retail market manager. Schmitz joined Bank First in 2016 and has more than 15 years of experience in mortgage lending. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where she received her bachelor’s degree in business administration. Roush joined Bank … Read more
Poplar Bluff, Mo.-based Southern Bank appointed Matthew T. Funke as president and CEO, effective July 1. Funke, currently the chief financial officer of the $3.2 billion bank, will also join the company’s board. Funke has served as bank CFO since 2006 and was appointed as an executive officer of the company in 2010. He joined … Read more