Hoosier Banker 11 bank in 1994 as a part-time teller. White serves as a director of the Independent Community Bankers of America and is the current chairman of the ICBA Bank Services Committee. He was honored as a Rising Star in Banking by the ICBA in 2012 and by BankBeat magazine in 2015. White has served the IBA as past president of the Future Leadership Division and on the IBA board in the capacity of first vice chairman, second vice chairman and FLD president. 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 Michael S. Zahn, 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 a board member and past president of the Huntington University Foundation and a member of the board of directors of Huntington County Economic Development. Additionally, he is a past member of the board of trustees for Huntington University and 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 has served the IBA as second vice chairman and northeast region director. He earned an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. Garry D. Kleer Garry D. Kleer, second vice chairman, is chairman, president and CEO of First Bank Richmond. He also is chairman, president and CEO of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation. 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. He 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. Kleer is a graduate of Indiana University, the Graduate School of Commercial Lending and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Andrew J. Briggs Andrew J. Briggs, immediate past 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. Additionally, Briggs serves on the boards of both Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and Farmers & Merchants State Bank. He 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 effective Jan. 2, 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 County Economic Development, treasurer; and Adams Public Library System, treasurer. Briggs was appointed in 2017 to the Indiana Board of Depositories by Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and in 2019 was honored as a Sagamore of the Wabash. He is past Mike Zahn mingles with bankers and service providers at the 2019 IBA Annual Convention. Continued on page 12. Garry Kleer chats with fellow attendees of the 2019 IBA Annual Convention. Andrew Briggs enjoys networking with banking peers at the 2019 IBA Annual Convention. Front Cover: Members of the IBA Board of Directors gather for a board meeting in January. Shown are: (seated from left) Mike Zahn, First Federal Savings Bank, Huntington; Amber Van Til, Indiana Bankers Association; Melodie Yarnell, Jackson County Bank; Lucas White, The Fountain Trust Company; and (standing from left) Garry Kleer, First Bank Richmond; Arden Cramer, Logansport Savings Bank; Mike Bauer, WesBanco Bank; Andrew Briggs, Farmers & Merchants State Bank; John Kennedy, Greenfield Banking Company; Tim Massey, BMO Harris Bank; Jamie Shinabarger, Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company; Joe Carlson, Community State Bank, Royal Center; and Jeff Gump, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Laotto. Not pictured are Mike Head, First Federal Savings Bank, Evansville; Ben Bochnowski, Peoples Bank, Munster; Greg Inman, Scottsburg Building and Loan Association; and Mike Rechin, First Merchants Bank.
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