Mercantile Bancorp, Grand Rapids, Mich., has named a pair of new directors while QCR Holdings in Moline, Ill., named one new director.
David Ramaker, former chair, president and CEO of Chemical Bank, and Michael Davenport, president and CEO of Jireh Metal Products, joined Mercantile’s board. Ramaker and Shoran Reid Williams, senior counsel for Miller Johnson Attorneys, also joined the board of subsidiary Mercantile Bank.
Ramaker joined Chemical Bank in 1989 as vice president of commercial lending and served as president and CEO of Chemical Financial Corporation from 2001 through June 2017. Prior, he held a variety of positions with financial institutions in Texas from 1977 through 1989. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Southern Methodist University, Dallas.
Davenport has led Jireh Metal Products in Grandville, Mich., since 2015. Prior to that, he held a variety of positions at major financial institutions, including U.S. Bank, Fifth Third Bank and First Financial Bank. He has 13 years of banking experience, a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Xavier University, Cincinnati, and a law degree from the University of Cincinnati. He has served on Mercantile Bank’s board since 2017.
Williams has 26 years of litigation practice experience, including in administrative law, civil litigation, appellate law, personal injury and family law. She has served as an adjunct professor at Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, for several years. She has a Bachelor of Public Administration degree from Miami University and a law degree from The Ohio State University, Columbus.
“The additions of David, Michael and Shoran bring valuable industry and business expertise, and we are pleased to add their strong and diverse capabilities to our boards,” said Robert B. Kaminski, Jr., CEO of the $4.3 billion Mercantile. “Each of these individuals is a well-respected leader with acclaimed success across their respective fields and communities, and we are confident that their leadership and experience will add significant value to the board’s guidance.”
QCR Holdings appointed as director Brent Cobb, president and CEO of World Class Industries, a Hiawatha, Iowa-based supply chain and value-added manufacturing services company. Cobb currently serves on the board of Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, a QCR Holding subsidiary based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“Brent is a proven leader with deep expertise in manufacturing and supply chain optimization,” said Larry Helling, CEO of the $5.6 billion QCR. “He will bring additional perspective to our boardroom, and his professional experience will be quite valuable as we continue to grow the company and provide financial solutions that meet the needs of our clients and communities.”