Promotions & New Hires

The Bank of New Glarus names Johnson VP

Wisconsin-based The Bank of New Glarus hired Julie Johnson as vice president ag/commercial lender.  Johnson has more than 26 years of experience in banking, a majority of which in lending. She spent the last 30 years in the Evansville/Broadhead, Wis., area.  “The addition of Julie Johnson is a profound one for The Bank of New … Read more

Smeby named Bell Bank VP/commercial banker

Matt Smeby joined Fargo, N.D.-based Bell Bank as vice president/commercial banker for its LPO serving the Denver area. Smeby began his banking career in 2010 as a credit analyst and has more than a dozen years of experience in commercial lending. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Carroll College, Helena, Mont., and … Read more

Peoples State Bank names Brown senior VP

Wausau, Wis.-based Peoples State Bank hired Jessica Brown, CPA, as senior vice president and CFO. Brown will also serve as CFO and secretary of Peoples State Bank’s holding company, PSB Holdings, Inc. She has more than 25 years of experience as a CPA, nearly all in banking. Brown, who recently served as CFO for a … Read more

Associated Bank appoints 2 executives

Green Bay, Wis.-based Associated Banc-Corp appointed Derek Meyer as CFO, effective Aug. 1, and Bryan Carson as chief product and marketing officer, effective July 18.  Meyer is replacing Christopher Del Moral-Niles, who announced his planned retirement from the bank earlier this year at the $35 billion bank. Meyer has more than three decades of experience … Read more

Lowis promoted to VP at The Stephenson National Bank & Trust

Marinette, Wis.-based The Stephenson National Bank & Trust promoted Lynn Lowis to vice president-deposit operations manager.  Lowis joined the bank in 1994 as a customer service representative and has since been promoted several times, including to deposit operations/customer service support, deposit operations officer and assistant vice president-deposit operations.  Lowis has received National Check Professional and … Read more

AbbyBank names Rabitz VP/ag loan officer

Wisconsin-based AbbyBank hired Charles Rabitz as vice president/agricultural loan officer for the bank’s Abbotsford and Shawano, Wis., markets.  Rabitz has more than 14 years of banking and ag lending experience. He has a bachelor’s degree and completed the Graduate School of Banking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as training from the Farm Bureau … Read more

ChoiceOne Bank adds 3 to lending team

Sparta, Mich.-based ChoiceOne Bank hired William Bruinsma, Brandon Hayes and Bonnie Potter as loan team members.  The bank named Bruinsma and Hayes vice presidents and commercial loan officers, and Potter as a mortgage loan officer. Bruinsma has an MBA in finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from the University of Michigan, … Read more

AbbyBank promotes Rekau to SVP

Abbotsford, Wis.-based AbbyBank promoted Adam Rekau from vice president/commercial loan officer to senior vice president/senior loan officer and hired Shawn Sukup to fill Rekau’s former role.  Rekau joined AbbyBank in 2018 with 15 years of banking experience. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire’s School of Business.“I know (Rekau) is very excited to … Read more

First Business Bank names Cerbins VP

Madison, Wis.-based First Business Bank named Craig Cerbins as vice president-commercial banking in its southeast Wisconsin office.  Cerbins began his financial services career at the bank. Named a credit analyst in 2010, he was promoted to vice president-commercial banking in 2017.  Cerbins graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts degree in … Read more

Availa Bank names Mulder VP

Sioux City, Iowa-based Availa Bank hired Terry Mulder as vice president mortgage loan officer. Mulder has 20 years of experience in banking. Last year, he received the Winner’s Circle award through the Iowa Mortgage Association for being an elite producer. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dordt College, Sioux Center.  “We are really … Read more