HBT Financial, Inc. Announces Addition of Linda Koch as Director
July 01 2020 - 8:00AM
HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the “Company”), is pleased to
announce the appointment of Linda Koch to the board of directors of
HBT Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary, Heartland Bank and Trust
Company, both headquartered in Bloomington, IL.
Ms. Koch served as President and CEO of Illinois Bankers
Association from 2001 until her recent retirement in June of this
year. She has a BA from the University of Illinois-Springfield in
Legal Studies, and she earned the professional designation of
Certified Association Executive (CAE) in 2005, meeting requisite
standards of experience and education in the field of association
management.
She began her career in 1984 with the Illinois House of
Representatives, where her responsibilities included staffing the
banking committee and analyzing legislation for its impact on the
banking industry. She joined the Illinois Bankers Association in
January of 1989 as Assistant Director in the Government Relations
Department. Koch was named Vice President and chief lobbyist of the
association in 1991 and Senior Vice President in 1998. She served
as President and CEO from 2001-2020.
As President and CEO, Koch was responsible for the leadership,
strategy, and operational management of the Illinois Bankers
Association. Koch also served as the official spokesperson on
behalf of the Association and for expanding the positive role and
influence of the Association and the Illinois financial services
industry generally.
Koch was elected to the Board of the Bankers Club of Chicago in
2016 and currently serves as Vice President. She also volunteers
with BankWork$, a workforce development program to help adults from
underserved communities enter the financial services industry.
“We are looking forward to having Linda on our boards, where we
can draw from her strength and solid reputation in the banking
industry. Her experience will be an asset in setting the strategy
for our company. We are fortunate to have her join us,” commented
Fred Drake, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of HBT
Financial, Inc.
About HBT Financial, Inc.
HBT Financial, Inc. is headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois
and is the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company and
State Bank of Lincoln. The banks provide a comprehensive suite of
business, commercial, wealth management and retail banking
products and services to businesses, individuals, and municipal
entities throughout Central and Northeastern Illinois through 64
branches. As of March 31, 2020, HBT had total assets of $3.2
billion, total loans of $2.1 billion and total deposits of $2.7
billion. HBT is a longstanding Central Illinois company, with
banking roots that can be traced back 100 years.
CONTACT:Matthew KeatingHBTIR@hbtbank.com(310)
622-8230
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