People In Business

Wade Weitlauf has joined Bank of Belleville as its chief lending officer. Weitlauf will serve as a member of the Executive Management Team and will lead all areas of lending for the bank, including; commercial, SBA, mortgage and consumer. Weitlauf’s career in banking began in 1996. Since that time, he has proven himself a highly…

St. Louis-based First Bank today announced Shelley Seifert, former chief operating officer, has taken over the position of chairman and CEO of First Bank. Seifert will assume day-to-day leadership responsibilities and will also serve as CEO and president of FB Corporation, the holding company of First Bank. Former CEO Tim Lathe informed the board of…

Cass Commercial Bank has formed a new division focused on financing equipment purchases for businesses, not-for-profit organizations and municipalities through capital and municipal leases. Recruited to lead the new division is George Hoeffner, senior vice president. Consistently ranked among the top-performing banks in the country, Cass Commercial Bank is a subsidiary of Cass Information Systems…

Ryan Goodwin recently joined Edwardsville-based Scott Credit Union as vice president of commercial lending. Goodwin, who brings many years of experience to the post, will focus on meeting the needs of real estate investors as well as established businesses. He will work on growing SCU’s commercial real estate loans and lines of credit. Prior to…

Clayborne and Wagner LLP says attorney Corinne Mitchell has joined the firm in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation and Animal Law. Prior to joining Clayborne & Wagner, Mitchell spent two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge David R. Herndon in the Southern District of Illinois, with a particular emphasis on…

Ronald R. Stephens has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Bank of Belleville as well as its holding company, Belleville Bancorp Inc. Stephens was part of the team that organized Bank of Belleville when it was established in 2005. He had previously held the position of executive vice president/chief credit officer and…

HSHS Medical Group has welcomed Kulin Oza, MD, general surgeon, to HSHS Medical Group General Surgery, which is located on the campus of HSHS Holy Family Hospital, 101 Health Care Drive, Greenville. Oza completed his general surgery residency at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, N.J., and K.M. School of Postgraduate Medicine and Surgery in…

Ryan Gierer of Villa Ridge, Mo., has been promoted to senior project manager at Knoebel Construction. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of select retail center, restaurant, grocery and retail store construction projects, both in St. Louis and nationally. Gierer joined Knoebel Construction as project manager in 2014. Knoebel Construction, Inc. is a national…

Glen Carbon-based Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois welcomed Andrea Vent as chief operating officer. She is responsible for establishing and integrating the council’s business and operational strategies. She has had a career in nonprofit service. Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois serves approximately 10,007 girls and engaging 3,686 adult volunteers in 40.5 counties in Southern Illinois.

Fairview Heights-based IMPACT Strategies has expanded its team with the hiring of Terry Midgley as a senior project manager and Justin Eilermann as a project manager. Midgley (left) is a 39-year industry veteran with an extensive and varied construction background. He has managed large-scale projects including senior and assisted living facilities, hospitals/clinics, and federal buildings.…