Brent McCarthy
SPARTA, Mich., — ChoiceOne Bank has promoted Brent McCarthy, Ryan Wolthuis and Craig Oosterhouse and has added Andy Usik.
“We are pleased to announce the promotions of Brent, Ryan and Craig and welcome Andy to our Commercial Team,” said ChoiceOne Bank CEO Kelly Potes. “Each of these professionals are experienced leaders with successful careers in commercial banking. Their financial expertise and broad knowledge of our diverse markets will prove valuable as we continue to grow our community bank franchise throughout Michigan.”
Brent McCarthy has been named Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer. McCarthy joined ChoiceOne as Senior Vice President, Muskegon Market Executive in 2020. With a career spanning 28 years in commercial banking with community banks in West Michigan, McCarthy began working as a Credit Analyst and progressed to Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer before joining ChoiceOne.
McCarthy has a BA in Financial Administration from Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Ryan Wolthuis
Ryan Wolthuis has been named Senior Vice President, Senior Lender West Michigan. Wolthuis joined ChoiceOne Bank in 2020 as Senior Vice President, Grand Rapids Market Executive. With 23 years of commercial banking and executive management experience, Wolthuis began his banking career in 2001 at a Michigan bank in Grand Rapids as Commercial Loan Officer/Commercial Credit Analyst and progressed to Market Executive. In 2009, Wolthuis moved to another Michigan bank in Grand Rapids where he advanced over 11 years from First Vice President of Commercial Lending to Senior Vice President where he provided leadership to all loan departments within the Bank.
Wolthuis has a MBA from Grand Valley State University, Allendale, and a BA in Business Administration from Calvin College, Grand Rapids. Wolthuis also graduated from the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking in partnership with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Craig Oosterhouse
Craig Oosterhouse has been promoted to Vice President, Market Manager for Grand Rapids and Holland. Oosterhouse joined ChoiceOne as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer in the West Michigan Market in 2021 with 25 years of banking experience. His most recent position before joining ChoiceOne was Vice President, Middle Market Commercial Lender with a regional bank in Holland.
Oosterhouse is on the Zeeland Christian School Board and the Executive Board for Great Lakes Commercial Finance. Graduating from Calvin University, in Grand Rapids, Oosterhouse has a BS in Accountancy.
Andy Usik
Andy Usik joins ChoiceOne as Vice President, Market Manager for Sparta and Muskegon. Usik has 19 years of business experience in the West Michigan Market. His business banking career spans 16 years with a regional bank beginning as a Commercial Credit Analyst and progressing to Business Banking Market Manager. Usik also served as General Manager of Halls Sport Center, his family’s three-store boat dealership in West Michigan.
Usik has an MBA from Grand Valley State University, Allendale, and a A in Finance from Michigan State University, East Lansing.