Todd James
WINNEBAGO, Ill., — Foresight Financial Group, Inc., the holding company of German American State Bank, State Bank of Davis State Bank in Freeport, Lena State Bank, Northwest Bank and State Bank of Herscher, has appointed Todd J. James Chief Financial Officer of Foresight. James assumes the duties of retiring Foresight CFO Dean Cooke following 27 years of distinguished service to Foresight and its subsidiaries.
James brings over 30 years of experience to Foresight having started his career in public accounting before moving into banking with Amcore Financial, and then for the last 20 years at Blackhawk Bank in Beloit Wisconsin where he held the title of CFO, and for the last 5 years President & CEO as well as Chairman of the Board. James received his BS in Accounting from Northeast Missouri State University, graduated from the Graduate School of Banking in Madison WI, and holds the designation of CPA .
“We are delighted to welcome Todd as Chief Financial Officer,” said Peter Q. Morrison, CEO of Foresight. “The addition of Todd to our executive staff and the experience he brings at both the CFO and CEO level adds enormous depth to our team.”