United Prairie names new chair
Melanie VanRoekel was named chair of Mankato, Minn.-based United Prairie Bank’s board on February 26, replacing the retiring Stuart Sneer. [Continue]
First Interstate names new chair
Dave Jahnke will become chair of the board at First Interstate BancSystem, Billings, Mont., effective May 6 as part of a long-planned leadership transition. [Continue]
Iowa’s Community Bank names EVP
Joshua Gran was promoted to executive vice president and senior loan officer of Community Bank, Dunlap, Iowa. [Continue]
Great Western announces new CEO
Mark Borrecco has been named the new president and CEO of Great Western Bancorp, Sioux Falls, S.D. He replaces Ken Karels in the role. [Continue]
Minnesota bank announces new CEO, board member
Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Hutchinson, Minn., promoted Timothy Ulrich to CEO. Ulrich is on the $216 million bank’s board as vice chair and secretary. [Continue]
Departing wisdom from IBA’s Linda Koch
As part of Linda Koch’s job as president and chief executive officer of the Illinois Bankers Association, she’s driven the wrong way down a couple too many one-way streets. While traversing rural southern Illinois on her way to visit member banks, she has screamed in fear of crashing into rogue cows as IBA’s members relations manager sat laughing behind the wheel. [Continue]
Wintrust tweaks executive titles
Illinois-based Wintrust Financial has rearranged its executive structure, announcing a number of promotions effective Feb. 2. [Continue]
Kristina Williams appointed CEO at FHLB Des Moines
Kristina Williams was named president and CEO for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, replacing Mike Wilson in the role. [Continue]
Winter named chief people officer at MetaBank
MetaBank, Sioux Falls, S.D., has named Kathi Winter executive vice president, chief people officer. [Continue]
Heartland names general counsel
Jay Kim has joined Heartland Financial USA as executive vice president, general counsel reporting directly to President/CEO Bruce Lee. [Continue]