Equity Bancshares, Inc. announced the addition of a President to oversee the operating function, lending and strategy of Equity Bank throughout its 34 branches. Wendell Bontrager will join Equity on February 20, 2017. Bontrager most recently served as Region President for Old National Bank in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bontrager will report to Equity's Chairman and CEO, Brad Elliott, who attributes the addition of a bank president to the Company's continued growth. Mr. Elliott will continue to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of both Equity Bank and the Company. Mr. Bontrager served as Executive Vice President for Tower Bank & Trust Company
He was employed from March 1999 through Tower's merger into Old National Bancorp on April 25, 2014. Bontrager served as Chief Lending Officer beginning in 2008, and chair of the Board's Loan & Investment Committee. He oversaw Tower's transition from Tower Bank to Old National Bank in 2014, and led Old National's northeast sales efforts following the combination.
Equity Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company for Equity Bank (the Bank). The Bank provides a range of financial services primarily to businesses and business owners as well as individuals through its network of approximately 74 locations in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The Bankâs operations involve the delivery of loan and deposit products to its customers. The Bank offers commercial loans, consumer banking, mortgage loans, trust and wealth management services, treasury management service and other services. The Bank offers a suite of online banking solutions, including access to account balances, online transfers, online bill payment and electronic delivery of customer statements, mobile banking solutions for iPhone and Android phones, including remote check deposit with mobile bill pay. In addition, the Company offers commercial treasury management services, wire transfer, automated clearing house (ACH) origination and stop payments.
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