Minneapolis-based First Resource Bank has promoted Justine Seidel to senior vice president-commercial banking. Seidel has more than a decade of banking experience. She’s been with the bank since 2014 where she’s held the positions of credit analyst, loan operations specialist and VP-commercial banking. “Justine has played a key role in our growth,” said First Resource … Read more
Wisconsin-based Port Washington State Bank has promoted Heather Mader and Joe Gutsmiedl to vice president/branch manager of the bank’s Thiensville and Mequon offices, respectively. Mader has been with the bank for 11 years. Prior to that, she spent 13 years as a commercial banker. Most recently, she worked with the Thiensville team to launch the … Read more
Brookfield, Wis.-based First Business Bank has promoted Chase Kostichka to vice president II-commercial real estate banking. [Continue]
Horicon Bank has added Jason Scherer as its vice president of treasury and commercial payment solutions. A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater graduate, Scherer has more than 20 years of banking experience at BMO Harris Bank in personal banking, treasury management for commercial customers, and, most recently, as a treasury consultant for local businesses in southeast Wisconsin. … Read more
Ionia, Mich.-based Independent Bank Corp., the holding company of Independent Bank, has promoted Josh Meyers to senior vice president, operations. He has 12 years of experience in financial services, all of which at Independent Bank. He began with the bank in operations, before moving to risk management, where he has worked for the last 10 … Read more
Oregon, Wis.-based One Community Bank has expanded its senior leadership team by promoting several employees. Those promotions include Dan Carey to senior market president-McFarland; Shelley Edgington as senior vice president, retail banking; Scott Hoerth to senior market president; and Brian O’Handley to senior VP, head of mortgage lending. Carey has been in banking for more … Read more
Wisconsin-based Ixonia Bank has appointed Dave Rouse as senior vice president of residential mortgage lending. Rouse has more than 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry. He began his lending career as a loan originator at Grootemaat Corp. in Milwaukee, eventually moving into sales management. He served as vice president and regional director of … Read more
New Ulm, Minn.-based Citizens Bank and Trust recently promoted six employees. The bank announced in late January that Kathy Drexler had been promoted to vice president, operations; Kyle Potswald promoted to VP, lending at the Lakeville branch; Doug Walker was bumped up to VP, director of IT; Ryan Hoffmann had been promoted to assistant VP, … Read more
Charles City, Iowa-based First Security Bank & Trust has promoted six employees, including Evelyn Schroeder and Eric Miller to vice president; and Arlie Wegner, Hannah Chambers, Dave Ragsdale and Steve Fullerton to assistant vice president. Schroeder has been with First Security since 2010 and serves as the bank’s compliance manager and Bank Secrecy Act officer. … Read more
Independent Bank Corp. has hired Kim Martin as senior vice president, director of internal audit. Martin has 17 years of financial services experience, has a manufacturing background, and is a practicing CPA. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Michigan State University. “She brings a wealth of knowledge to Independent Bank in the areas … Read more