ICBA Securities Inc.\u00ae, the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America\u00ae (ICBA), recently announced the appointments of ICBA Vice Chairman Bob Fisher, president and CEO, Tioga State Bank, Spencer, N.Y., and Jack Hopkins, president and CEO, CorTrust Bank, Mitchell, S.D., to its board of directors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cICBA Securities is fortunate to have such distinguished community bank leaders join our board,\u201d said ICBA Securities Chairman Dennis Doyle, president and CEO of $836 million-asset Great Midwest Bank in Brookfield, Wis. \u201cThese new directors provide valuable insights and continue ICBA Securities\u2019 rich tradition of seeking credible, respected community bankers on its board.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also serving on the ICBA Securities board of directors are Leon Blankstein, president and CEO, American Business Bank, Los Angeles; Scott Heitkamp, president and CEO, ValueBank Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas; Kathy Underwood, president and CEO, Ledyard National Bank, Hanover, N.H.; and John Witkowski, president and CEO Independent Bankers Association of New York State, Albany, N.Y. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are pleased to welcome Bob and Jack to the board and look forward to their fresh perspectives as we refine our investment portfolio and educational offerings that help foster continued growth and prosperity for the nation\u2019s community banks,\u201d says ICBA president and CEO, Jim Reber. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since 1989, ICBA Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of ICBA, has offered broker-dealer services with an inventory of portfolio investment products to community banks through its exclusively endorsed broker, Vining Sparks, one of the nation\u2019s top 20 underwriters of agency securities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n