T 2025 IBA Officer CANDIDATES The slate of candidates for Indiana Bankers Association officers is set for 2025. Elections will take place at the annual business meeting at the IBA Annual Convention this September in French Lick. New officers assume their positions Jan. 1, 2025, and serve one-year terms. IBA’s Nominating Committee, chaired by immediate past chair Jamie R. Shinabarger, Springs Valley Bank & Trust Co., Jasper, has nominated the following officer candidates: ▶ Chair: Matthew W. Howrey, North Salem State Bank ▶ First Vice Chair: David M. Findlay, Lake City Bank, Warsaw ▶ Second Vice Chair: Lisa Arnold, Home Bank, Martinsville In addition to serving on the IBA Board of Directors, officers serve on the Association’s Executive Committee, along with the immediate past chair, two directors appointed by the incoming chair, and the Association’s president/CEO. The Executive Committee has the authority to act in lieu of the Board between regular board meetings. Matthew W. Howrey Matt Howrey, candidate for board chair, is president and CEO of North Salem State Bank and its holding company, North Salem State Bancorporation, positions he has held since 2010. Prior to joining the bank in 2008 as chief financial officer, he served as a bank examiner for the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, reaching the level of senior financial examiner. Howrey’s community leadership includes the Hendricks County Community Foundation and Putnam County 100 Men Who Care. He is a past president of both the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County and the Greencastle-Putnam County Economic Development Center. Howrey is also active in coaching his two boys and fundraising for various sports and school organizations, most notably the Cascade Youth League’s new sports facilities. He earned bachelor’s and MBA degrees from Indiana University and was named a Rising Star in Banking in 2013 by Northwestern Financial (now BankBeat) magazine. David M. Findlay David Findlay, candidate for first vice chair, is chairman and chief executive officer of Lake City Bank, Warsaw, and Lakeland Financial Corporation. He additionally serves on the boards of directors of both the bank and holding company. Findlay joined the organization in 2000 as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and from 2010 to 2014 served as president and CFO. Previously, he served for five years with Quality Dining Inc., South Bend, concluding as senior vice president and CFO. Findlay began his career with The Northern Trust Company, Chicago, serving in several capacities from 1984 to 1995, when he was a vice president in the commercial lending group. He is active as a board member with organizations including the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, OrthoWorx, Orthopedic Capital Foundation, AcceLINX, the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, Trine University, Parkview Regional Health Center and Centerfield Capital Partners. Findlay is a member of the Indiana Bankers Association class of 2019 Leaders in Banking Excellence, the Association’s highest honor. He is a graduate of DePauw University. F E ATUR E 48 HOOSIERBANKER
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