Commerce Bank exec to chair BBB board for ’15

ST. LOUIS – T. William White, senior vice president of Commerce Bank, has been elected chair of Better Business Bureau’s board of directors, effective Jan. 1

White, left, succeeds Robert Hoffmann, president of Hoffmann Brothers Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing. Hoffmann remains on the board as immediate past chair.

The local chapter serves Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois.

BBB board members elected White and other officers Nov. 4 at the BBB’s annual meeting.

The others elected were:

Vice Chair- Scott Mosby, president of Mosby Building Arts.

Treasurer- Michael Rottler, president of Rottler Pest & Lawn Solutions.

Secretary- Kevin Deptula, president of Builder’s Bloc Contracting.

Director-at-Large-Thomas Walsh, vice president at Drury Hotels.

Michelle L. Corey was re-elected president and CEO of BBB.

“We hope to continue to improve on the value that we bring to our Accredited Businesses and the community, by advancing our mission to encourage best business practices, which helps build a marketplace of trust,” White said.

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