Sturm Financial in Colorado taps president as its next CEO

By Paul Davis March 09, 2017, 1:14 p.m. EST 1 Min Read

Sturm Financial Group in Denver has a new CEO.

The company said in a press release Monday that Koger Propst had also become CEO of $2.6 billion-asset unit ANB Bank. He succeeded Donald Sturm, who remains chairman of the company and the bank.

Propst, who joined the company in 2011, had been its president. Prior to joining Sturm, Propst was an executive vice president and FirstBank.

Koger Propst is CEO of Sturm Financial Group

“We are extremely fortunate to have Koger’s comprehensive banking expertise and leadership skills in building our teams and our banking centers,” Sturm said in the release.

ANB has 30 branches in Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming.

Paul Davis

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