Wisconsin-based AbbyBank hired Mike Morse as vice president/commercial loan officer. Morse has 26 years of banking experience, 24 of which are in commercial lending. Morse has a degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I enjoy helping develop plans and strategies for my customers. Also, I like the role the bank plays in the … Read more
Ben Rosensweet joined Fishers, Ind.-based First Internet Bank as vice president, senior development officer. Rosensweet, the newest member of the $4.3 billion bank’s Small Business Administration team, has experience in equipment and commercial finance and new business development. Rosensweet was most recently with Riverhills Bank, Milford, Ohio, where he served as VP, commercial lending officer. … Read more
Iowa-based Hills Bancorporation appointed Lisa Shileny to president of the company’s subsidiary, Hills Bank and Trust. According to a Nov. 14 SEC filing, Shileny has been with the approximately $4 billion since 2005 and has since served in numerous senior positions, most recently as chief operating officer, a role she will continue in. Shileny, who … Read more
Treynor, Iowa-based TS Bank named Austin Diehm market president of the Council Bluffs and Omaha metro. Diehm has more than 16 years of experience in finance and management roles within the banking industry, including personal banking, merchant processing, treasury management and commercial lending. Diehm joined the $365 million TS Bank earlier this year as vice … Read more
Michigan-based Range Bank recently promoted several employees, including: Eric Kucharczyk to vice president, business banking officer. A graduate of Northern Michigan University, Marquette, and the Michigan Bankers Association Commercial Lending School, Kucharczyk has more than a decade of banking experience. He’s currently attending the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Alex … Read more
Madison, Wis.-based First Business Bank hired Jamie Buckley as senior vice president-director of commercial banking to lead the bank’s commercial and industrial lending team at its Kansas City metro office. Buckley has two decades of experience in Kansas City, Oklahoma and North Carolina as a business banking leader, commercial banker, consultant and area executive. Buckley … Read more
Treynor, Iowa-based TS Ag Finance hired Matt Saar as vice president of operations. Saar, who joined TS Ag Finance in 2014, has eight years of banking experience in business banking, credit analysis and ag lending. Saar graduated from Iowa State University, Ames, and the Graduate School of Banking in Colorado. “TS Ag Finance is committed … Read more
Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank promoted Brooke Christ to vice president, mortgage loan officer. Christ has been with the bank since January 1999. She graduated from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. “What I love most about Centier is the culture and support from the Centier family,” Christ said. “In my 23 years at the bank, I … Read more
Sparta, Mich.-based ChoiceOne Bank hired Chris Allamon as vice president, director of technology and innovation; Steve Turk as assistant vice president, information technologies project manager; and Mortgage Loan Originator Elijah Williams. Allamon has more than 20 years of experience in IT and security, most recently as VP, director of IT and security at a Michigan … Read more
Wisconsin-based Ixonia Bank hired Steve McGuire as senior vice president of commercial lending. McGuire has more than four decades of commercial banking experience, most recently as Wisconsin commercial real estate market manager for a national bank. McGuire has a Bachelor of Arts degree from North Park College, Chicago, and an MBA from DePaul University, Chicago. … Read more