Hoosier Banker 25 County Economic Development, treasurer; and Adams Public Library System, treasurer. Additionally, Briggs was appointed in 2017 to the Indiana Board of Depositories by Gov. Eric J. Holcomb. He is past president of the Geneva Town Council, past treasurer of the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, and he has served on the IBA board as first and second vice chairman and as northeast region director. Briggs is a graduate of Ball State University and a member of the IBA 40 Year Club. Lucas White Lucas White, first vice chairman, is president of The Fountain Trust Company, Covington. He joined the bank in 1994 as a part-time teller. White serves as an at-large Andrew J. Briggs Andrew J. Briggs, IBA chairman, is first senior vice president for business development of Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Archbold, Ohio. In this position, he is the highest-ranking banking officer in the state of Indiana for Farmers & Merchants. Briggs previously held title as president and CEO of the Bank of Geneva since 1994 – the fifth generation of his family to lead the bank; Bank of Geneva merged with Farmers & Merchants State Bank in early 2019. Briggs has more than 40 years of banking experience and is active on the following boards: Indiana State Museum, treasurer; Limberlost State Historic Site, corporate secretary; Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority, director; Adams Andrew J. Briggs (left), Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Archbold, Ohio, and Lucas White, The Fountain Trust Company, Covington The IBA Presents The 2019 board of directors The activities of the Indiana Bankers Association operate under the guidance of the Association’s board of directors. Acting as governing body of the IBA, the board currently consists of 21 members: three elected officers, the immediate past chairman, the Association president/CEO, two national association representatives, the president of the IBA Future Leadership Division, one non-Indiana headquartered bank director, and 12 representatives from four IBA geographical regions. The functions of the board are to develop IBA policy and to establish long-range goals and objectives. Additionally, the board helps determine IBA’s legislative programs and positions on banking-related issues. The IBA board acts with the same authority as the board of a bank or a corporation. An executive committee – composed of the chairman, first and second vice chairmen, immediate past chairman, Association president/ CEO and two appointed directors – is authorized to act in lieu of the board between regular board meetings. Officers serve one-year terms and are elected by the membership at the IBA Annual Convention. Members of the 2019 board assumed their positions on Jan. 1. Following are the IBA officers:
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