Pub. 7 2019 Issue 4

www.uba.org 28 BANK OF UTAH Bank of Utah promoted Eric DeFries from vice president-team lead resi- dential construction and consumer lending, to se- nior vice president mort- gage risk and operations. DeFries now oversees the bank’s mortgage operations group and serves as the department's point of contact for regulatory matters. Respected commercial lending expert, Bradley Stucki, has joined Bank of Utah as senior vice president commercial lending team lead at the bank’s Business and Home Loan Office, in St. George, Utah. Previously Stucki served as vice president and branch manager for People’s Town & Country Bank, where he helped grow its presence in that market. Bank of Utah reported changes in leadership positions in its Logan branch. Jodi Miller has transitioned from branch manager to assistant vice president team lead in treasury man- agement services, overseeing services for bank customers from Bountiful, to Cache Valley, to Tremonton, Utah. USU graduate Greg Carter has been hired as branch manager. He previously served as a personal banker for Key Bank. CENTRAL BANK Jeanna Tuckett has been promoted to Assistant Compliance/BSA Offi- cer. Tuckett is a Certified Community Bank Com- pliance Officer (CCBCO) and has more than 20 years of experi- ence working in the banking industry. Tyler Mendenhall joins Central Bank as a Senior Mortgage Loan Officer. Mendenhall has more than 11 years of experi- ence in the banking and mortgage industry and will be a great asset to Central Bank’s Mortgage Department. ENERBANK Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, John Harris, has retired from Enerbank. Mr. Harris joined the bank in 2004, and his strategic direction helped the home improvement lender achieve exceptional growth while building out a high-performing sales and marketing team that continues to drive industry-leading results. He has played a pivotal role in shaping strategy and policy for the bank. Mr. Harris has provided for a smooth transition by mentoring Joel Cannon as his eventual replacement, and Mr. Cannon now takes the reins as En- erBank’s new Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, empowered to drive results that will con- tinue to place EnerBank as a market leader for years to come. STATEBANKOFSOUTHERNUTAH Justin Taylor joined State Bank of Southern Utah as a Commercial Loan Offi- cer to serve its customers in Millard County. Justin will be based at State Bank’s recently announced 15th branch, located in Delta, UT. Justin’s knowledge and experience will be a tremendous asset to SBSU’s customers in the Delta community. U.S. BANK Jeffrey R. Thomas has joined the U.S. Bank team as the Salt Lake City Business Banking Leader. Jeff has more than 20 years’ experience in banking, including roles as SVP/Di- rector of Business Development at Rock Canyon Bank and as a Senior Vice Pres- ident at Zions Bank overseeing business banking, executive banking and branches. In this new role, Jeff will lead U.S. Bank’s business banking sales managers and be responsible for growing our business banking in Salt Lake City. BANKERS ON THE MOVE