24 JULY / AUGUST 2019 New IBA Officer Candidates 2020 FEATURE The slate is set for year 2020 new officer candidates for the Indiana Bankers Association. Elections are scheduled to take place at the annual business meeting in September at the IBA Annual Convention in French Lick. New officer positions become effective Jan. 1, 2020, and officers serve one-year terms. The IBA nominating committee, led by immediate past chairman Clay W. Ewing, German American Bank, Jasper, has nominated the following officer candidates: • Chairman: Lucas White, The Fountain Trust Company, Covington; • First vice chairman: Michael S. Zahn, First Federal Savings Bank, Huntington; • Second vice chairman: Garry D. Kleer, First Bank Richmond. In addition to serving on the IBA board of directors, officers serve on the IBA executive committee, along with the immediate past chairman, two appointed directors and the IBA president/CEO. The executive committee has the authority to act in lieu of the board between regular board meetings. Lucas White Lucas White, candidate for chairman, is president of The Fountain Trust Company, Covington. He joined the bank in 1994 as a part-time teller. White serves as a director of the Independent Community Bankers of America and is chairman of the ICBA Bank Services Committee. He was honored as a Rising Star in Banking by the ICBA in 2012 and as a Rising Star in Banking by BankBeat magazine in 2015. White currently serves on the IBA board of directors as first vice chairman; he previously served as second vice chairman and in capacity as president of the Future Leadership Division. A practicing attorney, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, a JD from the IU Maurer School of Law at Bloomington as Order of the Coif, and he has completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. Michael S. Zahn Mike Zahn, candidate for first vice chairman, is president and CEO of First Federal Savings Bank, Huntington. He joined the bank in 1996, and he was named president in 2005 and CEO in 2011. Zahn is president of the Huntington University Foundation, a member of the board of trustees for Huntington University, and a member of the board of directors of Huntington County Economic Development. Additionally, he is past chair of the United Way of Huntington Capital Campaign, the Bowen Center, the Optimist Club, Parkview Huntington YMCA, Huntington County Junior Achievement, Huntington County Chamber of Commerce and Lime City Economic Development. Zahn currently serves on the IBA board of directors as second vice chairman and previously was northeast region director. He earned an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. Garry D. Kleer Garry Kleer, candidate for second vice chairman, is president and CEO of First Bank Richmond. He also is president, CEO and a director of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation and of First Mutual of Richmond Inc. Kleer joined the bank in 1994 as vice president of commercial lending and was promoted in 2001 to president and CEO. His community involvement includes service on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club of Wayne County, Reid Health Foundation, Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Wayne County Foundation. Kleer has been recognized with the Indiana University East Chancellor’s Medallion, Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, Richmond/Wayne County Distinguished Community Leader, and Boys and Girls Club Man and Youth Award. He currently serves on the IBA board of directors as northeast region director. Kleer is a graduate of Indiana University, the Graduate School of Commercial Lending and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. HB
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