Heartland Financial USA Inc., the parent company for Merriam-based Morrill & Janes Bank & Trust Co., named a new CEO. Bruce Lee will take over as CEO on June 1.
Lee joined Iowa-based Heartland Financial (Nasdaq: HTLF) as its president in January 2015, and was being groomed to take over as CEO. He has more than 30 years of banking experience, including 12 years at Fifth Third Bank where he was the Cincinnati-based company's chief credit officer.
"Our company has carefully planned for our succession…
Heartland Financial USA Inc., the parent company for Merriam-based Morrill & Janes Bank & Trust Co., named a new CEO. Bruce Lee will take over as CEO on June 1.
Lee joined Iowa-based Heartland Financial (Nasdaq: HTLF) as its president in January 2015, and was being groomed to take over as CEO. He has more than 30 years of banking experience, including 12 years at Fifth Third Bank where he was the Cincinnati-based company's chief credit officer.
"Our company has carefully planned for our succession…