JOANNE SHERWOOD ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT, BOARD APPROVES MICHAEL WAMSGANZ AS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
March 03, 2021 12:23 ET | Source: Citywide Banks Citywide Banks Denver, Colorado, UNITED STATES
Denver, CO, March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Joanne Sherwood, President and CEO of Citywide Banks, a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc., announced that she will retire, effective May 3, 2021. The bank’s Board of Directors has approved Michael Wamsganz, the current Director of Commercial Banking, to become the new President and CEO of Citywide Banks, effective May 3, 2021.
“Joanne’s leadership over the past 21 years at Citywide Banks has made a tremendous impact to our clients, our employees,
NMB&T NEWS
New Mexico Bank & Trust, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF), announced today that it completed its acquisition of FNB New Mexico at the close of business on Friday, February 19. FNB New Mexico is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstBank & Trust, headquartered in Lubbock, TX.
In connection with the closing, New Mexico Bank & Trust acquired six FNB New Mexico locations in New Mexico and assumed all deposits and liabilities of FNB New Mexico. They also acquired one branch from FirstBank & Trust located in Dalhart, Texas, assuming certain deposits and liabilities of FirstBank & Trust. The combination creates Heartland’s 3
Lambert receives TPM certification from U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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The Lubbock Chamber recently announced that Angela Lambert, community development director, recently received her Talent Pipeline Management Certification from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
“I’m grateful to have trained with this national network of leaders and to be involved in the TPM movement,” Lambert said in a news release. “I’m looking forward to helping businesses build scalable, sustainable pipelines of talent through an authentically employer-led approach.”
The Talent Pipeline Management approach is a demand-driven strategy to create real career pathways for students and workers to align dynamic business needs. The TPM Academy, facilitated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, trains business, workforce, and economic development leaders to learn to drive partnerships with educators and employers based on industry need to aid in closing the skills gap.
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BARRY ORR ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AS CEO OF FIRSTBANK & TRUST
FirstBank & TrustJanuary 28, 2021 GMT
Lubbock, TX, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
CEO, FirstBank & Trust
Greg Garland to be new CEO
FirstBank & Trust of Texas today announced the retirement of CEO Barry Orr, effective March 31, 2021. Mr. Orr is the organizer and founder of FirstBank & Trust, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year.
FirstBank & Trust, originally named FirstBank Lubbock Bancshares, opened in 1996 with $10 million in assets. By building relationships and serving the communities of West Texas, Mr. Orr led the growth of the bank to over $1 billion in assets before it was acquired by Heartland Financial, USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF) in 2018. After acquiring AimBank in December 2020, FirstBank & Trust has over $3 billion in assets and is the largest of Heartland’s 11 member banks.