 WNB Financial is pleased to announce the promotion of David Vaselaar to President and Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Vaselaar will assume the responsibility of managing and directing the day-to-day leadership of the Bank and its various business lines. Vaselaar holds 32 years of banking experience, most recently serving as WNB Financial’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
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Bridgewater Bank, a leading Twin Cities bank focused on meeting the unique needs of successful individuals and entrepreneurs, recently announced the addition of Ryan Meier to its expanding team as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending. Ryan joins Bridgewater as a seasoned commercial banking officer with 20+ years of professional experience. In his new role at Bridgewater, Ryan will use his real estate and small business expertise to deliver simple, flexible lending solutions to current and prospective commercial clients in the Twin Cities.
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 WNB Financial is pleased to announce Mary Polus, Vice President and Operations/IT Manager, as the recipient of its 2020 first quarter Community PRIDE Award. As a Community PRIDE Award recipient, Polus received $100 to donate to the organization of her choice, which she chose to donate to Great River Shakespeare Festival. Community PRIDE Awards recognize WNB employees for exceptional volunteer service to programs, organizations, and initiatives that contribute to the strength and vitality of the communities served. This includes volunteering efforts made during and outside of work hours.
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 Prime Security Bank is proud to announce the promotion of Joey Goracke to Senior Vice President of Operations. Goracke is responsible for the Operations of the bank’s 3 locations. Goracke brings with him 17 years of banking experience in Operations, Audit, Compliance and IT. |
 Prime Security Bank is proud to announce the promotion of James Senske II to Vice President of Commercial Lending. James has 15 years of commercial banking experience from credit analysis to business development. James joined Prime Security Bank in 2014 as a Senior Credit Analyst and most recently was the VP of Credit and Finance Officer at the bank.
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 Bell Bank Equipment Finance has named Rob Bakke senior vice president/business development. His territory comprises states across the Midwest. Based in Minneapolis, Bakke will offer a wide range of equipment-based financing to a variety of industries. Bakke held several sales roles with GE Capital from 2009 to 2016 and most recently worked at MB Bank, acquired by Fifth Third Bank last year.
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 Old National Bank is pleased to announce Chady AlAhmar recently joined Old National as CEO of Wealth Management. AlAhmar brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently with U.S. Bank as senior executive of Wealth Management. Residing in Old National’s Minnesota headquarters in St. Louis Park, AlAhmar will manage all Wealth Division activities across the bank’s five-state footprint. |
 Joe Helgeson has been promoted to Retail Manager/Branch President for Minnwest Bank in Montevideo. Joe joined the Minnwest Bank, Montevideo team last year, coming from the former Klein Bank fulfilling the role of MLO.
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 In addition to Joe’s new responsibilities, Jason Minett, Market President (Dawson), has accepted the role of managing the Ag & Commercial loan department staff in the Montevideo market. |
 Mark Vis has been promoted to President and joined the Board of Directors of First State Bank Southwest. He will be responsible for the overall performance of the organization. Mark is a current member of MBA’s Leadership Development Academy.
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 Brad Meester has been promoted to Market President of the Worthington Office of First State Bank Southwest. He will be responsible for the overall performance of the Worthington office. Meester will also continue as the banks Assistant Chief Credit Officer, as well as an Ag and Commercial loan officer helping farmers and small business owners execute their financial plans.
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 Jordan Huisken has been promoted to Commercial Business Banker at the Worthington Office of First State Bank Southwest. His new role will allow him to provide financing assistance to help small business owners execute their financial plans and assist new entrepreneurs with finding programs that will help them start and grow new businesses.
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 Adam Dahlquist has been promoted to Senior Mortgage Officer at the Worthington Office of First State Bank Southwest. Dahlquist will be responsible for the performance and continued growth of the residential mortgage department at the bank. He will continue to assist customers with financial options to acquire or refinance their residential properties. Dahlquist joined the Worthington residential department in 2016 and has successfully grown the revenues with the introduction of online applications and accelerated processing.
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 Michael Zenk, former Minnesota Market President of Choice Bank, has moved into a new but familiar role within the organization. Zenk will focus his attention back to his passion for building present customer banking relationships and outreach in the Twin Cities business community. He will continue to stay actively involved in the management of Choice Bank, serving on the Executive Credit Committee and as a member of the Board of Directors.
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 John Fritz, former Location President of Choice Bank’s Golden Valley location, has taken over duties as the new Minnesota Market President. Fritz will lead the Minnesota Location Presidents in developing business growth strategies and providing them with the resources they need to help their teams be successful. He also joins both the Executive Credit Committee and the Executive Leadership Team.
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 Cristen Purdy, former VP and Commercial Loan Officer, has been promoted to Location President of Choice Bank’s Golden Valley location. She replaces John Fritz, who has taken over duties as the new Minnesota Market President of Choice Bank. In her new role, Purdy will oversee operations for the location and its staff to ensure the interests of team members, clients, and surrounding communities are met.
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First State Bank and Trust is pleased to announce the following staff promotions: Robert Gray, CTFA, CRPC® to Senior Vice President – Trust, Joette Barr to Vice President – Director of Marketing, Christine Carufel to Vice President – Bank Relationship Officer, Angie Laska to Vice President – Sr. Credit Analyst/Portfolio Lender, Tom Sigstad to Vice President – Trust Operations, and Nichole Cherrier to Junior Trust Officer. Andy Sexe has been promoted to President of Valley Agencies.
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 Unity Bank, a local community bank with 15 locations across Minnesota and Wisconsin, is pleased to announce the hiring of Amy McClelland as their Chief Financial Officer. Ms. McClelland most recently worked for Marine Credit Union and comes to Unity bank with more than 35 years of finance knowledge and experience. She is a Certified Public Accountant and has worked as a CPA, Controller, and a Chief Financial Officer.
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 Unity Bank, a local community bank with 15 locations across Minnesota and Wisconsin, is pleased to announce the hiring of Patrick Schneider as Internal Audit Manager. Mr. Schneider most recently worked as an Internal Audit Consultant for Eide Bailey. He joins Unity Bank with over 11 years of Internal Audit experience, 5 years being focused in the Banking Industry.
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