Hoosier Banker 21 Ryan Warner, president of Bippus State Bank, Huntington, is to be named chairman of the board of the bank upon the April retirement of current chairman Kenneth Rupley. Also in April, Warner is retiring as bank president, but will remain CEO. He has been president of the bank for 32 years. Matt Price has been appointed to the board of directors of State Bank of Lizton, Brownsburg. He is managing partner of the Indianapolis office of Bingham, Greenebaum Doll LLP, where he focuses his practice in Hendricks, Boone and Marion counties. Price was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 2013-19, and he is past president of the Zionsville Town Council. He is a graduate of Wabash College and the Indiana University College of Law. Lee A. Mitchell has been appointed to the board of directors of German American Bancorp Inc., Jasper, and German American Bank. He is owner and operator of L. Mitchell Farms and president and CEO of Amino Health Inc. Mitchell formerly chaired the board of First Security Bank Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, and was a founding director of First Security Bank. Jason M. Kelly has been appointed to the board of directors of German American Bancorp Inc., Jasper, and German American Bank. He is president and CEO of Servus Inc. Previously, he was chief financial officer of a regional commercial real estate developer in Indianapolis. Additionally, he served as controller, vice president of real estate and CFO, and vice president of finance for Crossmann Communities and Beazer Homes. He is a graduate of Purdue University and earned a master’s degree from Indiana University. Julie Scheck Freigang has joined the board of directors of Horizon Bank, Michigan City. She is vice president and chief information officer of Franklin Electric Co. Inc., Fort Wayne, overseeing the company’s information technology in 21 countries. Previously she was vice president – IT vehicle group at Eaton Corp., Galesburg, Michigan. A graduate of Valparaiso University, Freigang is active in encouraging girls to consider technical careers, and she has been a keynote speaker at TechFest. HB FROM THE BOARD ROOM
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