A BACKGROUND ON Jim Anderson PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BANK NORTHWEST James (Jim) Anderson was born to Tom and Virginia Anderson in Hannibal, MO, but was raised in Philadelphia, MO. He has two sisters and a brother — all registered nurses. He attended Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, MO, Truman State University (formerly Northeast Missouri State University) in Kirksville, MO, and Carl Sandburg College – Knox College in Galesburg, IL, with studies in business and finance. He has also taken courses from Dun & Bradstreet to learn more about the business world and data analytics. Jim and his wife, Kimberly, were married for 32 years before she, unfortunately, passed away two years ago. Their passion was to travel, so they visited over 100 countries over the course of their time together. They have a daughter, Renee Anderson, who lives and currently works in Hamilton, MO, at Bank Northwest as EVP, CFO, and COO. To this day, Jim still enjoys traveling in addition to working on his farm located in Caldwell County. When it comes to supporting charitable organizations, Jim is on the board of directors of the Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron, MO. At home, veterans are given excellent food and living accommodations in addition to 24-hour medical care, skilled nursing care, social services, pastoral services, and recreational, physical, and rehabilitative therapy. The Board helps provide vans that are specially equipped to transport their special guests to any appointments or outings in a safe and secure manner. The Board also helps raise money to ensure the guests have the means to live as full of life as possible because funding is limited by the State of Missouri and the federal government. By The Missouri Independent Bankers Association MIBA had the chance to sit down with Jim Anderson to discuss his journey in banking, how he became the President and CEO of Bank Northwest and the benefits of MIBA membership. We enjoyed talking with Jim and hope you enjoy learning about him as much as we did. 16 | The Show-Me Banker Magazine
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