Spotlight On Southwestern Illinois Banking And Finance

By RITA DUCKWORTH    Ken Ziebart joined First Bank this past August. He is settling into his role as senior vice president and group manager for Commercial Banking at the O’Fallon location. As group manager for the Metro East and Southern Illinois region, he directs another commercial banker and a commercial banking representative.    Although new to…

By ROBERTA CODEMO    From an early age, Nathan Klitzing knew what he wanted to do for a living. His father died when he was young, and watching what his mom went through afterwards, he saw first-hand the value of financial planning.    After graduating from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a degree in finance, he became…

By RITA DUCKWORTH    In 1979, Gregory Dix was a student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville when he got an entry-level job at a bank. Over the years the Granite City native worked his way through retail and consumer services on both the operations and loan sides. He ultimately found his niche in commercial lending.    …