Mikki Richter has been promoted to assistant vice president, Treasury management service specialist. She most recently served as bank officer, Treasury management administrative assistant. Tyler Smith has been promoted to assistant vice president, commercial lender. He most recently served as bank officer, commercial lender. Justin Van Zuiden has been promoted to assistant vice president, special assets officer. He most recently served as bank officer, fraud manager. Joe Baker has been promoted to bank officer, assistant branch manager. He most recently served as lead financial services representative. Hayden Clark, compliance specialist, has been promoted to be a bank officer. Kari Disney, assistant branch manager, has been promoted to be a bank officer. Jason Holmon, senior credit analyst, has been promoted to be a bank officer. Kaytlin Loges has been promoted to bank officer, branch manager. She most recently served as bank officer, assistant branch manager. Landry Ozmun has been promoted to bank officer, commercial loan portfolio manager. He most recently served as credit analyst. Ayriel Williams has been promoted to bank officer, fraud manager. She most recently served as fraud specialist. CROSSROADS BANK / WABASH Nicholas Brewer has joined the bank as branch manager with eight years of banking experience, including personal banking, mortgage loan origination and business analysis. He serves as vice chair of the Whitley County Council and sits on the boards of the Whitley County Chamber of Commerce and Whitley County Junior Achievement. Brewer earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, an MBA from the University of Saint Francis and completed the Whitley County Leadership Program and the Ambassador Institute for Civic Engagement. THE FARMERS BANK / FRANKFORT Steve Latour has been promoted to the new position of vice president, community & customer experience officer. He joined the bank in October 2023 after three years as CEO of the Westfield Chamber of Commerce. Latour earned his bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University. FIRST STATE BANK OF PORTER Whitney Torres has been promoted to chief financial officer. She joined the bank two years ago as controller after five years with IBA associate member Forvis Mazars. Torres earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Indiana University and holds the certified public accountant designation. FIFTH THIRD BANK / CINCINNATI, OH Christian Gonzalez has joined the bank as executive vice president, chief legal officer, and a member of the bank’s enterprise management team, its senior-most governing body. Gonzalez most recently served 15 years at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, an IBA associate member. He has extensive experience across corporate, banking and securities law, as well as mergers & acquisitions, venture capital, capital markets, regulatory compliance and corporate governance. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University-Newark and a juris doctorate from New York Law School. DEPARTMENT CONT. 28 HOOSIERBANKER
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