Pub. 5 2016 Issue 5

l e a d i n g a d v o c a t e f o r t h e b a n k i n g i n d u s t r y i n k a n s a s 16 Briefly... In Kansas Banking Marion Bank Names Multiple Promotions and Retirement Marion National Bank has announced the retirement of Jim Hefley, President. Hefley has been with the bank 13 years and has been in banking over 40 years. The bank announced that Don Noller has been promoted to President. Noller has been with the bank since September of 2003 and has over 40 years of banking experience. The bank hired Ryan Edmundson as Vice President & Cashier on March 21, 2016. Edmundson spent the last five years with Farmers Bank & Trust in Brewster. Al Druso has been named senior vice president and bank card manager for Simmons Bank Druso, a graduate of Ashland College in Ohio, began his banking career with Society Bank in Cleveland. From 2000- 03, Druso was the general manager of a credit card and merchant center for Marshall & Ilsley Corp — Metavante. He was responsible for more than 225 employees servicing almost 350 financial institutions across the country. The center managed customer service, accounting, collections, credit, security, client relations, account management and sales. The center was responsible for more than two million credit cards and almost 30,000 merchants. In 2003, Druso became the first vice president of card services for First Financial Bank of Cincinnati. He managed debit card products, credit card products, ATMs and merchant services. He worked for First Financial until joining Simmons earlier this month. “Bank card is one of the most dynamic industries in which we compete,” said Larry Bates, Simmons’ executive vice president for specialty lending. “Al brings a unique set of skills to Simmons. He’s committed to excellent service and will ensure that we offer the best product benefits and features.” Rose Hill Bank President & CEO Roger Kepley to Retire in 2017 Roger Kepley, President & CEO of Rose Hill Bank has announced his plan to retire in January of 2017. The Board of Directors will conduct a search for his successor that will take into consideration internal and external candidates. Kepley has been a prominent and well-respected member of Kansas banking for nearly four decades. Kepley spent the first ten years of his career with Grant County State Bank in Ulysses, Kansas then moved to Intrust Bank (f/k/a First National Bank in Wichita), where he remained for 25 years and rose to the position of Executive Vice President of the Correspondent Banking Division. Kepley agreed to take the lead at Rose Hill Bank after its acquisition by American State Bancshares in 2011. Kepley has served in various roles for many Wichita area charitable organizations, including United Way, Kansas Food Bank and American Cancer Society. He participated in Leadership Wichita and Leadership Kansas, and has devoted much time over the years to committee assignments with the Kansas Bankers Association. “It is a bittersweet moment and was an honor and a privilege to be associated with such an extraordinary group of individuals,” said Kepley. He expressed his deep appreciation to the shareholders, management and fellow employees for the opportunity to work with them the past five years. Kepley looks forward to watching the continued growth and success of Rose Hill Bank while enjoying the next chapter of his life traveling with his wife, Mona, playing golf and spoiling their (soon to be 13) grandchildren. “Roger has been a tremendous leader at Rose Hill Bank, and we look forward to his continuing guidance thru 2016,” said Don LacKamp, Chairman of the Board of the Bank and President of American State Bancshares, Inc. “He has been a leader in our industry for many years, and we have been very fortunate to have benefited from his extensive experience and penchant for leadership.” Kepley also serves on the Board of Directors of the holding company. BKD Proudly Announces that Eric M. DeCoursey, CPA Elected Partner Eric is a member of BKD National Financial Services Group with more than 11 years of audit and attestation experience. He focuses on providing audit and advisory solutions to public and closely held financial institutions, broker-dealers and investment funds. He has experience in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, mortgage banking activity, credit quality assurance, analysis of loan loss reserves and integrated audits under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404. Eric is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Missouri Society of CPAs and the Kansas Society of CPAs.