West Bancorporation, Inc. Announces Management Changes
January 24, 2019 at 08:26 am EST
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West Bancorporation, Inc. announced that On January 23, 2019, the company's Board of Directors approved the slate of directors nominated for election by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Current board member Kaye R. Lozier will not be standing for re-election due to reaching the age limit for directors in accordance with Company policy. Ms. Lozier will continue to serve her current term until the company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. On January 23, 2019, Jane M. Funk was appointed the principal accounting officer of the Company. Ms. Funk has been with the Company since 2014, serving as Controller and Senior Vice President since April 2018 and Assistant Controller and Vice President prior to that. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Funk served as CFO and Controller for two bank holding companies for four years and prior to that as a director for RSM US LLP. Douglas R. Gulling, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, had been serving as the principal accounting officer of the company on an interim basis prior to Ms. Funk's appointment.
West Bancorporation, Inc., is a financial holding company. The Company owns West Bank (the Bank), which is a business-focused community bank. The Bank provides full-service community banking and trust services to customers. The Bank offers range of credit to its customers, including commercial, real estate, and consumer loans. It also offers trust services, including the administration of estates, conservatorships, personal trusts, and agency accounts. The Company operates in the markets, including central Iowa, which is generally the greater Des Moines metropolitan area; eastern Iowa, which includes the area surrounding Iowa City and Coralville, and southern Minnesota, which includes the cities of Rochester, Owatonna, Mankato, and St. Cloud. The Bank offers a full range of deposit services, including checking, savings and money market accounts and time certificates of deposit. It also offers online banking, mobile banking, and treasury management services.