Grand River Bank Names Drew Ysseldyke President and CEO
GRANDVILLE, Mich., — Grand River Bank has promoted Drew Ysseldyke to President & Chief Executive Officer. This completes a transition process that began when Ysseldyke joined the Bank as president in April 2023. He succeeds Pat Gill, who has served as CEO since 2012 and who will continue as an advisor and board member. Immediately…
Great Lake Banker MagazineGina Breslin Appointed to JBT Board
JONESTOWN, Pa., — Gina Breslin has been named to the boards of JBT Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary Jonestown Bank & Trust Co. Breslin is a Shareholder and Consultant with North Group Consultants, an organizational health and leadership development firm located in Lititz, PA. In her role, Breslin provides leadership to the firm by shaping…
Rajek Named Peoples Commercial Group Leader
WAUSAU, Wis., — Senior vice president Erik Rajek has been promoted to commercial group leader of Peoples State Bank. “Erik brings significant experience to this role, with over two decades as a commercial banker and producer in multiple Wisconsin markets,” said Scott Cattanach, Peoples State Bank president and CEO. “He brings a fresh approach as…
ChoiceOne’s Jackson, VanderWoude Complete GSB Certification
SPARTA, Mich.,— ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc., and ChoiceOne Bank have announced that Andy Jackson and Nate VanderWoude graduated from the Graduate School of Banking Program at the University of Wisconsin – Madison in the top five percent of their class. Jackson and VanderWoude also received the prestigious Certificate of Executive Leadership from the Wisconsin School…
M&T Bank Names Lopa Kolluri Head of Affordable Housing Lending
NEW YORK, — M&T Bank has appointed Lopa Kolluri Head of Affordable Housing Lending. In this new role, Kolluri is responsible for the development, oversight, and day-to-day management of the Affordable Housing vertical within M&T’s Commercial Bank. Kolluri will execute M&T’s affordable housing business strategy and establish operational processes and governance structures to ensure the…
Foresight Financial Names Todd J. James CFO
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…
AgriBank Names Brad Hoffelt CFO
ST. PAUL, Minn., — Brad William Hoffelt has been named chief financial officer at AgriBank following a national search. Hoffelt has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, including leading high-performing global finance organizations at U.S. Bank and GE. As CFO and a member of the AgriBank Executive Leadership Team, Hoffelt…
CEO Phil Koning to Retire from West Michigan Community Bank
Matt Hoeksema to succeed Koning HUDSONVILLE, Mich., — West Michigan Community Bank President and CEO Phil Koning will retire April 30, 2025. Phil has 50 years in the banking/finance industry, thirteen of those years as President and CEO of West Michigan Community Bank. When Phil started with WMCB in 2011 there were four locations in…
Liz Deihs Promoted to OCB EVP & Chief Experience Officer
OREGON, Wis., — One Community Bank has named Liz Deihs executive vice president & chief experience officer. In this role, Liz will further enhance and elevate the client experience at OCB. “Liz is an incredibly talented and driven banking professional. Since she joined us as a Teller through the school-to-career program in 2005, Liz has…
ChoiceOne Promotes McCarthy, Wolthuis, Oosterhouse, Adds Usik
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…