utah.bank 24 CENTRAL BANK Scott Nicholls recently joined Central Bank as a Loan Officer in their American Fork Office. In his 21-year banking career, Nicholls has accumulated a wealth of experience that will benefit his customers in his new role. Nate Carter has been promoted to IT Systems Manager of Central Bank. Carter has worked in the banking industry for 17 years, with almost a decade in bank information technology. Troy Marsh has been appointed as Information Security Offer of Central Bank. Marsh has worked in banking technology for over 22 years. D.L. EVANS Morris Smith was recently appointed to Vice President Commercial Loan Officer at the South Ogden branch. He will be responsible for receiving, reviewing, evaluating, and underwriting commercial loan requests, and will also focus on business development and marketing of existing and prospective accounts. Fred Pettersson is the Vice President Commercial Loan Officer at the Layton branch. In addition to his extensive industry experience, Fred is also a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School and has previously been an instructor for the Utah Bankers Association. Sam Taylor is the Vice President Commercial Loan Officer for the Murray branch. Sam brings with him almost two decades of financial experience and is currently attending the Pacific Coast Banking School. Laurie Criddle is the Operations Officer at D.L. Evans Bank’s newest branch in Layton. She will be responsible for directing and administering the operational efforts of the branch – training, directing, and supervising branch operations staff. ALTABANK Russ Carnahan has been promoted to the Branch Manager in Washington County. Russ has been at Altabank for 11 years and has been in banking since 2001, previously with Sunfirst Bank and Town & Country Bank. Mark Southam is moving from Relationship Banker to Loan Specialist at the Orem branch. Mark has been with Altabank for under a year and is also studying Finance at Utah Valley University. Lica Strasner is moving from a Loan Specialist to Credit Analyst at the Pleasant Grove branch. She has been with Altabank since December 2021. BANK OF UTAH President and CEO Doug DeFries has announced his retirement, effective Dec. 31, 2022. The board of directors has announced that company veteran Branden Hansen will replace him as President of Bank of Utah, effective Jan. 1, 2023. As president, Branden will set the vision and strategy of the bank and will oversee all aspects of the institution’s operations and drive the bank’s growth and business opportunities. The board of directors also appointed Benjamin Browning as CEO, also effective Jan. 1, 2023. Ben will focus on the company’s culture and will work with new president, Branden Hansen to create strategic objectives for the bank. He will remain vice chair of the board of directors, helping to represent the Browning family, who founded Bank of Utah years ago. Andrew “Andy” Cromwell has been hired as a Mortgage Loan Officer at Bank of Utah. He will be based out of the bank’s home loans office in the Logan City Center. BANKERS ON THE MOVE
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