MADISON – Jim Hartlieb, president and CEO, First Business Bank, Madison, will serve a three-year term on the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) Board of Directors.
“We are delighted to have Jim join the WBA Board of Directors,” said Rose Oswald Poels, WBA president and CEO. “His expertise and commitment will have a positive impact on Wisconsin’s banking industry and the communities we serve.”
Prior to joining First Business Bank, Hartlieb was regional president of AMCORE Financial Bank and a commercial banker with American National Bank. He earned his bachelor of business administration in finance degree from the University of Iowa. Hartlieb’s community involvement includes past roles as board chair for WayForward Resources, St. Maria Goretti and Catholic Charities. He currently serves on the board of the Wisconsin Chapter of Folds of Honor.
Serving as officers on the WBA Board are Chair Paul J. Northway, president and CEO, American National Bank Fox Cities, Appleton; Chair-Elect (Joseph) Joe Peikert, CEO, Wolf River Community Bank, Hortonville; Vice Chair Greg Lundberg, president and CEO Fortifi Bank, Berlin; and Past Chair Alvaro (Al) Araque, SVP, director of consumer, private and business banking, Johnson Financial Group, Racine.
Also joining the Board for three-year terms are Nathaniel (Nate) Parrish, president, First Citizens State Bank, Whitewater; Lindsay Spitzer, president and CEO, Bluff View Bank, Galesville; and Eric Witczak, executive vice president and COO, Nicolet National Bank, Green Bay.
Those continuing their terms on the Board are: Tina DeGustino, regional president, BMO Bank, Milwaukee; Kelly Heroux, president and CEO, Peshtigo National Bank; Shay Horton, president and CEO, Cumberland Federal Bank; Shane Ilstrup, president, Citizens First Bank, Trempealeau; Jimmy Kauffman, president and CEO, Bank of Sun Prairie; Todd Nagel, president and CEO, IncredibleBank, Wausau; Timothy (Tim) Schneider, president and CEO, Bank Five Nine, Oconomowoc; and Bill Sennholz, CEO, Forward Bank, Marshfield.
