The West Gate Bank Board of Directors elected Kirby Reardon to senior vice president of commercial lending and Jennifer Dougherty to assistant vice president of commercial lending.  Reardon joined the Lincoln-based bank as a teller in 2011. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. “Reardon is an outstanding lender that excels … Read more

Frankfort, Ind.-based The Farmers Bank appointed Christopher Cook as president and CEO. Cook will assume the role when current President and CEO Karen Gregerson retires in September.  Cook, currently CFO of First Federal Savings Bank in Huntington, Ind., has also been a CFO at Muncie, Ind.-based MutualBank. He has an undergraduate degree and an MBA … Read more

The Independent Community Bankers of America promoted several staff members, including Lindsay LaNore to senior executive vice president, chief learning and experience officer; Jenna Burke to executive vice president, general counsel, government relations and public policy; and Kristina Morris to vice president of strategic solutions.  “ICBA congratulates these exceptional professionals for their well-deserved promotions in … Read more

St. Paul, Minn.-based Sunrise Banks named Randy Eylmann director of consumer banking.  [Continue]

Michigan-based Sturgis Bank promoted five employees last month during a board meeting last month. [Continue]

Sparta, Mich.-based ChoiceOne Bank promoted four employees and hired three more as it grows across Michigan.   [Continue]

Mattoon, Ill.-based First Mid Bank and Trust hired Laura Hughes as chief marketing and deposit officer.  Hughes has more than 20 years of marketing and customer-focused experience in banking and insurance, most recently as chief marketing officer at Denver-based Heartland Financial.  She graduated from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, and has an MBA from Northwestern University’s … Read more

Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank named Jon Schiesser vice president, treasury management officer. Schiesser joined the bank last November after spending more than 20 years working in treasury management for another Indiana-based community bank. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana State University in Terre Haute.  ”I enjoy providing financial guidance to our clients … Read more

Bridget Mayer joined Sturgis, Mich.-based Sturgis Bank as vice president, director of human resources. Before joining the bank, Mayer worked in management roles in the manufacturing industry. She graduated from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, and is a Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional.  “As our organization has been experiencing phenomenal growth, adding Bridget to … Read more