Farmers Bank in Frankfort, Ind., has named a new chief executive, after its previous leader died of cancer.
The $498 million-asset company hired Karen Gregerson as CEO and president, with the appointment to take effect in the next 30 days, according to a Friday news release.
Gregerson previously worked at the $1.9 billion-asset Star Financial Group in Fort Wayne, Ind., where she had held numerous positions, including chief financial officer. As CEO of Farmers, Gregerson will maintain her position as a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis.
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David Bohne was the president of a big, successful bank until he took a year off to clear his head. When he was ready to return, he looked at banks across the country but found what he needed in a small, family-run institution right in his hometown.
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Benjamin Bochnowski will be named chief executive of both the holding company and the $865 million-asset Peoples Bank at the bank's April 28 annual meeting.
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Farmers Bank's former CEO, Karen Miller, died in November. Three executives had filled the position on an interim basis since that time, Chad Kozuch, chief financial officer, said in an interview. Miller had been CEO since 2005.
