German American Bancorp, Inc. and its Bank subsidiary, German American Bank, have announced additions to its Executive Management team.
As previously announced, the following promotions are effective as of Jan. 1, 2022: Mark A. Schroeder will be assuming the newly created position of Executive Chairman, D. Neil Dauby will be assuming the position of President & Chief Executive Officer and Bradley M. Rust will transition to an expanded role of Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, while also continuing in his current Chief Financial Officer role. Randy L. Braun will continue to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Banking Officer and Keith A. Leinenbach as the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer.
In addition to the current Executive team, Amy D. Jackson will be promoted to Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer and Clay M. Barrett will be promoted to Executive Vice President & Chief Digital and Information Officer.
Jackson is a graduate of Kansas State University. She joined German American in 2018 in connection with the company’s merger with First Security Bank of Owensboro, KY, and has over 20 years of banking experience. She has most recently served as the Senior Vice President – Administrative Development and Strategic Planning for the bank. As Chief Administrative Officer, Jackson will lead all operational and administrative functions of the bank as well as provide executive oversight for Human Resources.
Barrett is a graduate of Oakland City University. He joined German American in 2012 and has over 20 years of banking experience. He has most recently served as Senior Vice President – Technology and Operations for the bank. He is an accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and Certified Treasury Professional (CTP). As Chief Digital and Information Officer, Barrett will be leading German Americans’ digital optimization and information technology initiatives. He will be responsible for driving the strategy, execution and integration of all banking and nonbanking technology, information and digital initiatives in alignment with the company’s corporate business strategy.
Commenting on the company’s announcement, Dauby, incoming President and CEO stated, “The addition of Amy and Clay to our Executive team further strengthens an already talented team with decades of banking and leadership experience. I have the utmost confidence in their abilities and look forward to their continued contributions to our organizations success.”
Schroeder, incoming Executive Chairman, added, “German American is very fortunate to have an extraordinary depth of talent within the ranks of our existing executive and senior management group. This depth of talent allows for the successful transition of our executive management succession plan, while continuing to drive organic and merger-related growth. I am extremely confident in the ability of this executive team to take German American to even higher levels of performance in the coming years.”