Carmel, Ind.-based Merchants Bank of Indiana expanded its mortgage and business banking teams by hiring Jarek Koperski as a mortgage loan originator and Marquisha Bridgeman as vice president of community and business banking partnerships. Koperski will be based out of the company’s Chicago office while Bridgeman works from headquarters. He brings nearly a decade of … Read more
Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank promoted Candy Koehl to vice president, mortgage loan officer. Koehl joined Centier Bank more than 22 years ago, after she served 17 years as a branch manager and loan officer at a local community bank. She has been a board member of the Homebuilders Association of Northwest Indiana and the Mortgage … Read more
Lino Lakes, Minn.-based First Resource Bank promoted Justine Seidel to market president of its Minneapolis office. Seidel joined the $480 million bank in May 2014 as senior vice president of commercial lending. First Resource Bank stated that her new role “is in recognition of [Seidel’s] leadership, her sizable business production, and her success managing complex … Read more
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Alerus promoted Erik Fabian, Chris Moen and Kari Vien to financial adviser positions to serve the northern Red River Valley region of the state. Fabian, a former professional hockey player and collegiate coach, joined Alerus in 2017. Moen joined Alerus in 2015 and has two decades of financial services experience. Vien joined … Read more
Sparta, Mich.-based ChoiceOne Bank hired David Huisman as vice president, commercial loan officer. Huisman has more than 25 years of local commercial banking work. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from Calvin University, Grand Rapids, Mich. “We are pleased to welcome [Huisman] to our commercial lending team,” said CEO Kelly Potes. … Read more
Finward Bancorp Chief Risk Officer Leane Cerven will retire in May. Cerven, the Munster, Ind.-based bank’s general counsel and corporate secretary, joined both the holding company and its subsidiary Peoples Bank in 2010. Peoples Bank Director of Audit Lynette Klemm will replace Cerven as interim chief risk officer. Klemm, a Certified Bank Auditor, Certified Financial … Read more
Dave Schlauderaff was named president of Edina, Minn.-based Merchants Bank Equipment Finance. Schlauderaff replaces Rick Barry, who retired from the bank in December. Schlauderaff, who started his career in banking since 1998, has spent the last 25 years with U.S. Bank, Minneapolis. Schlauderaff graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., with a degree in business administration … Read more
Joe Garcia was promoted to serve as general counsel of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services. Garcia has worked for DIFS for more than 14 years, most of which as deputy general counsel in the Office of General Counsel. Prior to his work with the state, Garcia was a lawyer in private practice … Read more
Iowa City, Iowa-based MidWestOne Bank recently promoted 18 employees, including: David Lindstrom to executive vice president, consumer banking. Lindstrom has been with MidWestOne for nearly five years. John Gerdes to first vice president, senior internal auditor. Gerdes has been with the bank for 13 years and assumed an increased role following the consolidation of three … Read more
Madison, Wis.-based First Business Bank hired Eric Flores as vice president-portfolio manager to join its private wealth group and Kevin McCloud as vice president-wealth adviser. A licensed CPA, Flores recently sat for the Level II Chartered Financial Analyst exam. He has a bachelor’s degree of business administration in accounting from the University of Dubuque in … Read more