After 25 years of broad based experience in the banking industry, Brian joined Heartland in June of this year from Fifth Third Bank, where he held numerous executive roles in business management, market leadership and strategic planning. 

Promoting EVP Steve Hines to Chief Administration Officer.  Steve will be directing Credit Administration, Information Technology, Collections, Commercial Loan Processing, Facilities/Security and managing all business activities of the bank.

Promoting VP Ashley Trout to Director of Distribution Strategies, a new division of the bank that will drive product and branch development/ transformation, foster project management and seek to enhance electronic delivery channels, such as online and mobile. 

Promoting 14 year Heartland Bank veteran VP Ben Babcanec to Head of Retail Administration and will direct all aspects of retail sales and operations of all of Heartland’s 12 central Ohio branch locations.

In May 2015, Heartland was ranked #77 on the American Banker magazine’s list of Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks and Thrifts based on three-year average return on equity (“ROE”) as of 12/31/14.

Transmitted on Globe Newswire on September 30, 2015 at 2:43 p.m. EDT.