FIRST MERCHANTS BANK / MUNCIE Steve Harris has been promoted to executive vice president, chief human resources officer. Joe Peterson has been promoted to the newly created role of executive vice president, president of commercial banking. He has more than two decades of experience in commercial finance, including public finance, sponsor finance, debt capital markets and asset‑based lending. Carrie Valek has been promoted to executive vice president, president of consumer banking. She has nearly 25 years of banking experience, including 12 as a senior leader with First Merchants. HOME BANK / MARTINSVILLE Amy Cole has been promoted to vice president, loan operations manager. She started with the bank in 2014 as a teller, going on to work as a consumer loan processor, mortgage processor and assistant manager for loan operations. Cole is a graduate of the IBA Leadership Development Program. Gordie Lucas has been promoted to vice president, senior mortgage loan officer. He joined the bank in 2007 as part of a 28-year career in banking as a mortgage loan officer. Lucas is a basketball official with IHSAA and the head junior varsity baseball coach at Tri-West High School. Ryan Taylor has been promoted to vice president, commercial loan officer. Since joining the bank in 2017, he has served as a commercial and mortgage loan officer. Taylor chairs the Barbara B. Jordan YMCA, is president of the Mooresville Redevelopment Commission, a board member for the Jackson Center for Conductive Education and a member of the Mooresville Kiwanis Club. He graduated from Earlham College. Aaron Tincher has been promoted to assistant vice president, commercial credit analyst. He joined the bank in 2020 as part of their retail team, including time as a branch manager before moving to commercial credit. Tincher graduated from Wabash College. Cory Wiggington has been promoted to information technology manager. He joined the bank in 2022 after teaching IT at the college level and working in desktop support, system administration and IT support management in higher education. Wiggington graduated from Indiana University and holds the CompTIA security analytics expert (CASE) certification. HORIZON BANK / MICHIGAN CITY Emily Starks has joined the bank as vice president, credit and risk manager. She has 20 years of commercial lending plus portfolio and credit management. Starks is a member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association and is active in the music ministry of her church. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. LAKE CITY BANK / WARSAW Austin L. Bair has been promoted to vice president, Community Reinvestment Act and lending analytics officer. He has been with the bank for eight years. Bair serves on the board of the Indiana CRA Bankers Association and volunteers to teach financial literacy classes for the Jail Chemical Addiction Program of Kosciusko County. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University – South Bend. Jody M. Meyer has been promoted to vice president, retail banking regional manager for the bank’s Indianapolis region of seven branches. She has 21 years of experience in financial services, including the last six years as manager of the bank’s downtown Indianapolis office. Meyer was the bank’s first hire in the Indianapolis market 13 years ago. Leonard Groves has joined the bank as senior network administration officer. He earned a master’s degree from DePaul University. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024 35
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