Durand, Wis.-based bank holding company Security Financial Services Corp. promoted Mark Oldenberg to CEO for both the bank holding company and its subsidiary, Security Financial Bank. Oldenberg is continuing on as SFB president, succeeding Paul Rudersdorf as CEO. Rudersdorf has been appointed to serve on the board of directors for both the bank and its … Read more
Fond Du Lac, Wis.-based National Exchange Bank and Trust recently promoted nine employees, including five to vice president positions. The bank announced March 14 that William Hodgkiss and Steve Holz had been promoted to executive vice president in commercial lending; Gregg Mashack to senior VP and retail lending manager; Sue Freund to VP in loan … Read more
Helena, Mont.-based Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. announced March 16 that President/CEO Peter Johnson will retire at the end of this year after 41 years with the bank. Laura Clark, the current executive vice president, CFO and chief operating officer, will succeed Johnson as president and board member effective April 1 and CEO effective following Johnson’s … Read more
Manitowoc, Wis.-based Bank First recently promoted Kathryn Schmitz to VP-retail banking and Kristi Roush to retail market manager. Schmitz joined Bank First in 2016 and has more than 15 years of experience in mortgage lending. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where she received her bachelor’s degree in business administration. Roush joined Bank … Read more
Poplar Bluff, Mo.-based Southern Bank appointed Matthew T. Funke as president and CEO, effective July 1. Funke, currently the chief financial officer of the $3.2 billion bank, will also join the company’s board. Funke has served as bank CFO since 2006 and was appointed as an executive officer of the company in 2010. He joined … Read more
Melissa Deike has been promoted to senior vice president/treasury management director of sales for Bell Bank’s east and south market regions, based in Minneapolis and Phoenix. Deike, who graduated from Winona State University, has more than two decades of experience in banking and previously held positions at State Bank of New Prague, Wells Fargo and … Read more
Sioux City, Iowa-based Security National Bank has promoted four employees to vice president positions, including Keri Struve to VP of human resources; Travis Haltli to VP of commercial services; Chris Jackson to VP of retail services; and Troy Steensen to VP of marketing. Struve, who received her Senior Certified Professional designation from the Society of … Read more
Lebanon, Ind.-based State Bank has hired Corey Kutz as vice president, Lebanon market manager. Kutz has more than 10 years of banking experience, most recently at Huntington Bank. He was a branch manager at JP Morgan Chase from 2012-14 and held the same role at KeyBank from 2014-16. He has a Bachelor of Science degree … Read more
The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa, has promoted three employees. [Continue]
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