Matthew S. Ruge, Executive Director of the Missouri Independent Bankers Association, the state’s premier banking association, exclusively representing over 150 independently-owned community banks statewide, announced the election of the group’s new officers for the 2022-2023 term of office:

Chairman of the Board: Paul Hill
Community State Bank of Missouri
Bowling Green, Missouri

President: Tyler Bender
Midwest Regional Bank
Festus, Missouri

President-Elect: Mark Laune
Peoples Savings Bank
Hermann, Missouri

Vice President: Doug Fish
BTC Bank
Bethany, Missouri

Secretary-Treasurer: Curt Brumley
Community Point Bank Russellville, Missouri

The Association’s elections were held at its 45th Annual Convention, Sept. 12–14, 2022, at The Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Missouri. The Missouri Independent Bankers Association, which exclusively represents the interests of Missouri’s independently owned community financial institutions, was the first state independent bankers association to be formed in the country and was chartered in 1959. The association serves community banks throughout Missouri, providing legislative representation, education and seminar programs, and other services designed exclusively for community banks.