Great Lake Banker Magazine

Oxford CEO David Lamb Named to ICBA Innovations and Solutions Committee

OXFORD, Mich.,—The ICBA has appointed David Lamb, CEO of Oxford Bank to serve on ICBA’s Bank Innovations and Solutions Committee. As the nation’s voice for community banks, ICBA’s sole focus is ensuring community banks and the customers they serve continue to flourish. “To lend my voice in policy discussions for the nation’s community banks as…

ChoiceOne Leaders Retire

SPARTA, Mich.,—ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc., and ChoiceOne Bank has announced the retirements of Heather Brolick, EVP Human Resources Officer; Lee Braford, SVP Chief Credit Officer; Shelly Childers, SVP Chief Information Officer; Steven DeVolder, SVP Senior Trust Officer and Robert Michel, SVP Operations Officer. “It is with sincere appreciation that we announce the retirements of Heather,…

F&M Bank Honors Jeff Johnson: 50 Years in Banking

GALESBURG ,  Ill.,—F&M Bank has congratulated Jeff Johnson on his 50th service anniversary on June 2nd. Johnson joined F&M Bank in 1975 as a Teller and currently serves as an Assistant Vice President, Support Specialist in Galesburg.  Over the years, Jeff has held many positions including Personal Banker, Financial Assistant, Cashier, Service Manager I, Operations…

Northwest Transitions Board Leadership

COLUMBUS, Ohio,—Northwest Bancshares, Inc. has made changes to its board of directors as part of a leadership transition. As a result of his impending retirement from the board of directors in 2026, Timothy B. Fannin has stepped down as Board Chair, and has been succeeded by Vice Chair Timothy M. Hunter. Mr. Fannin joined the…

Starr, Creighton Truex Named to Lakeland Financial and Lake City Bank Boards

WARSAW, Ind.,—Lakeland Financial Corporation and Lake City Bank have appointed Dan Starr and Mindy Creighton Truex have been appointed to their respective Boards of Directors. “Our boards represent the foundational building blocks of stable corporate governance, leadership and engagement in our Indiana communities and provide balanced and thoughtful feedback to our leadership team. The addition…

Pathfinder Expands Lending Teams

OSWEGO, N.Y.,—Pathfinder Bank has added three experienced lenders in the commercial and small business banking space and promoted three internal team members. James Wright, joining as VP, Senior Commercial Lender, is a former Equipment Finance Representative for M&T Bank. With over two decades of commercial banking experience at several financial institutions in the Syracuse region,…

Middlefield Director Darryl E. Mast Retires

MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio,—Middlefield Banc Corp. has announced the retirement of Darryl E. Mast from its board of directors. Mast joined the Middlefield Banking Company’s Board of Directors in 2011 and has been a Director of Middlefield Banc Corp. since 2013. His leadership, insight, and expertise have been integral to the success of Middlefield Banc Corp. and…

PSB Holdings Adds Directors

WAUSAU, Wis.,—PSB Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Peoples State Bank, has elected Andrea Golvach and Bob Stoehr, CPA, CMA, CFM, to its board of directors. Bill Fish retired from the PSB Holdings, Inc. board of directors at the annual meeting in April, after serving 30 years. Golvach is the retired vice president and treasurer…

QCR Elects Directors

MOLINE, Ill.,—QCR Holdings, Inc. has elected three Class II directors at the company’s annual meeting of its stockholders. The directors, Brent R. Cobb, Mark C. Kilmer, and Amy L. Reasner were re-elected to three-year terms. The directorships of Larry J. Helling and Donna J. Sorensen, J.D. ended at the 2025 Annual Meeting resulting in a…

CF Names Matt Tuohey NE Ohio Market President

COLUMBUS, Ohio,—CF Bankshares Inc., the parent of CFBank, NA, has named Matt Tuohey Market President for Northeast Ohio. Matt brings over 30 years of experience in commercial banking and executive leadership within the Northeast Ohio market. He has a strong record of building and leading high-performing teams, and has cultivated long-standing relationships across the region’s…