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Mr. Laney has served as NBHC's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director for the Company since 2010 and currently holds the same positions at NBH Bank and as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. Mr. Laney was appointed as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors in 2014 and he also serves as the Chairman of the Board of both NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. Additionally, Mr. Laney is a board member of Finstro Global Holdings Inc., Finexio, Moffitt Cancer Center, the Chairman of the USA Weightlifting Foundation and is the founder of the NBH Bank Do More Charity Challenge®. Mr. Laney has also served as a board member of the Colorado Bankers Association. Mr. Laney is the former Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Business Services at Regions Financial, one of the nation’s largest full-service banks. He joined Regions Financial in late 2007 to lead the transformation of the bank’s wholesale lines of business. Prior to his tenure at Regions Financial, Mr. Laney had a 24-year tenure with Bank of America, where he held senior management roles in small business, commercial banking, private banking, corporate marketing and change management. He also served as President of Bank of America, Florida, with more than 800 banking centers and $50 billion in total assets. He was also a member of Bank of America’s Management Operating committee. Mr. Laney brings to our Board of Directors valuable and extensive experience from managing and overseeing a broad range of banking operations for more than 35 years.
Mr. Clermont has served as a director for the Company since 2009 and as the Board’s independent Lead Director since 2014. As the independent Lead Director, Mr. Clermont is an ex officio member of all of our Board committees with full voting rights. He also serves as Chair of the Board’s Audit & Risk Committee and as a board member of both NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. In October 2015, Mr. Clermont was appointed to the board of directors of Cass Information Systems, Inc., where he also serves on the audit committee and the governance committee. He also serves as a director on the board of Cass Commercial Bank. Mr. Clermont is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Clermont retired in 2008 as Managing Partner of the St. Louis office of KPMG LLP, and was formerly the partner in charge of KPMG’s Midwest financial services practice. Mr. Clermont joined the St. Louis office of KPMG in 1969 and was elected to partnership in 1977. Mr. Clermont was a member of the KPMG’s Assurance Services Committee and was chairman of KPMG’s Quality Improvement Audit Subcommittee. Mr. Clermont spent over 39 years providing services to the banking industry and has had responsibility for the audits of numerous banking organizations. Subsequent to retiring, Mr. Clermont has served as a consultant to various banking institutions on strategic planning, risk management and corporate governance matters. Mr. Clermont received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Saint Louis University. Mr. Clermont’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his expertise in financial and accounting matters for complex financial organizations.
Mr. Joseph has served as a director for the Company since 2014 and serves on the Board’s Audit & Risk Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. He is a board member of both NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. In addition, he serves as an advisory board member for Plains Dedicated, a privately-held trucking company. Mr. Joseph served as a board member of the Colorado Board of Mortgage Loan Originators from 2014 to 2022 and served as a board member of the Investor Issues committee for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) until 2022. Mr. Joseph was a financial services regulator for 30 years, retiring at the end of 2013 as the Banking and Securities Commissioner for the State of Colorado, a dual role created in 2011. Mr. Joseph also served as the Acting Banking Commissioner for the State of Colorado from 2008 to 2010. He was originally appointed as the Securities Commissioner in 1999. In that role, he oversaw the regulatory agency that licenses stockbrokers, brokerage firms and investment advisers in Colorado. In his role as the Banking Commissioner, he had regulatory oversight of state-chartered commercial banks, money transmitters and trust companies in Colorado. From 1992 to 1999, he was the Deputy Securities Commissioner for the State of Colorado. In that position, he oversaw the examination functions as well as the administrative matters for the Colorado Division of Securities. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Commissioner of Financial Services in Colorado for eight years, where he was responsible for the examination and regulatory oversight of state-chartered savings and loan associations and credit unions in Colorado. Mr. Joseph is a past President of the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”), and also served as a director on NASAA’s board for almost a decade. Mr. Joseph holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University-Pueblo and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Regis University in Denver. Mr. Joseph’s substantial experience in the regulatory fields of financial services and securities qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.
Mr. Sobers has served as a director for the Company since 2021 and also serves as a member of the board of directors of both NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. Mr. Sobers previously served as the EVP, Head of Business and Consumer Banking for NBH Bank. Mr. Sobers is currently a member of the board of trustees of Denver Seminary, a member of the Foundation board of the Moffitt Cancer Center, and he is the Treasurer for Third Way Center, as well as a member of its board. Mr. Sobers has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining NBH Bank in 2012, he held several leadership positions at Bank of America, including: the Southeast Region’s Consumer Banking Executive; Customer Service and Solutions Executive; Premier Banking and Investments Regional Executive for Florida and Georgia (now Merrill Lynch Wealth Management); and as Tampa Market President. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Business Administration from Boston University. Mr. Sobers has been very active in the communities where he has resided, serving on the boards of numerous civic and charitable organizations.
Ms. Spring has served as a director for the Company since 2009 and serves on the Board’s Audit & Risk Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. She also serves as a member of the board of directors of both NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. Ms. Spring was a senior executive at Weber Shandwick from 1992 to 2022 where she served as Chief Reputation Officer, Chair of the Global Corporate Practice and President of New England. Prior to joining Weber Shandwick, Ms. Spring was Chief Executive Officer of Boston Telecommunications Company. Ms. Spring currently serves as Chair Emeritus and is on the Executive Committee of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and is a board member of the Corporation of Partners Healthcare, Inc. She also serves on numerous boards of civic organizations, including National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) New England, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Friends of Caritas Cubana and the Massachusetts Conference for Women. Ms. Spring served for four years as Deputy Mayor of Boston. She previously served as Chief of Staff to Boston Mayor Kevin H. White after four years of service in New York City government. She also served as a director of Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, one of the largest state-chartered banks in Massachusetts at the time of her service. Ms. Spring attended Georgetown and Columbia Universities and received a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Ms. Spring’s extensive public policy experience, expertise in public relations, involvement in community activities and knowledge of financial institutions make her a valuable member of our Board.
Mr. Birkans has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2018 and currently holds the same position at NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. He served as the Company’s Treasurer from 2011 through February 2021. He is also a member of NBH Bank’s board of directors since 2018, and is a member of the Bank of Jackson Hole Trust board of directors since 2022. As of January 2021, Mr. Birkans is a board member of the USDF Consortium, of which NBHC is a founding member. Prior to joining the Company in 2011, Mr. Birkans was a Vice President, Assistant Treasurer of M&I Bank for five years, where he was responsible for capital management, investments, corporate liquidity and risk management related to the bank’s financial activities. In addition, Mr. Birkans worked at Citigroup as a Senior Vice President, Corporate and Investment Bank Treasury. Mr. Birkans holds a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University, where he also received his Bachelor’s degree in economics and finance.
Ms. Van Denabeele has served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since September 2024 and currently holds the same position at NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. She is also a member of NBH Bank's board of directors and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust's board of directors. Ms. Van Denabeele served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer from 2018 to September 2024 and concurrently served as President of Bank Midwest, a division of NBH Bank, from September 2020 to June 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Van Denabeele was Controller at the law firm of Polsinelli and Senior Vice President, Assistant Controller at UMB Financial Corporation. In addition, Ms. Van Denabeele worked in the audit practice of Deloitte for six years, most recently as Audit Manager. Ms. Van Denabeele holds a Master of Accounting and Information Systems Degree and Bachelor of Accounting and Business Administration Degree, both from the University of Kansas. She is also a certified public accountant.
Mr. Newfield has served as the Company’s Chief Risk Management Officer since 2011 and currently holds the same position at NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. He has also served as a member of NBH Bank’s board of directors since 2016, and as a member of Bank of Jackson Hole Trust’s board of directors since 2022. Mr. Newfield is the former Head of Business Services Credit at Regions Bank. He joined Regions in 2008 after a 23-year career at Bank of America. Mr. Newfield held various senior positions at Bank of America, including roles in risk management, credit, commercial banking, global bank debt and corporate marketing. He brings significant experience in development and implementation of business models and integration of businesses during mergers. In addition, Mr. Newfield has led credit process reengineering initiatives, including risk and credit policy design, and other corporate governance initiatives.
Ms. Petrucci has served as the Company’s Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel since July 2020 and currently holds the same positions at NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust. She currently oversees our legal, BSA/AML, marketing and project management, and human resources functions. She is also a member of NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust’s board of directors. She joined the Company in 2015 as Associate General Counsel and has served as the General Counsel of NBH Bank since 2017. Ms. Petrucci brings significant experience in banking, corporate transactional, securities and corporate governance matters over the span of her 20-plus-year career. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Petrucci was in-house counsel at Accenture, overseeing corporate governance and securities matters. Prior to that, she was an associate at the law firm of Chapman and Cutler LLP in Chicago, IL. Before attending law school, Ms. Petrucci was a commercial banker at First Chicago Bank (now JP Morgan Chase). Ms. Petrucci currently serves as a board member of the Young Americans Education Foundation and Young Americans Bank. She is also a member of the Colorado Bankers Association Government Affairs Committee and the American Bankers Association Bank PAC Committee.
Mr. Randall has served as NBH Bank’s Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial and Specialty Banking since 2015 and, prior to that, he was Senior Managing Director, Specialty Banking since 2013.
He has also served as a member of NBH Bank’s board of directors since 2017. Mr. Randall has over 29 years of leadership experience building a successful commercial banking and specialty finance business, providing debt and equity capital to lower middle market business across the U.S. Prior to joining NBH Bank, Mr. Randall was the director and founder of CoBiz Structured Finance, based in Denver, Colorado, since 2011.
Previously, he was an executive of the Marquette Financial Companies as Senior Managing Director, COO and board member of MFC Capital Funding, a Chicago, Illinois-based national specialty finance and investing business that was started in 2005. Mr. Randall is a Trustee of the University of Colorado Foundation, supporting all campuses of the University of Colorado System.
Ms. Kramer has served as the Company’s Chief Digital Officer since 2021 and prior to that, she was Managing Director of Treasury Management and Client Services & Solutions since 2019. Ms. Kramer has over 20 years of banking experience. Prior to joining NBH Bank, Ms. Kramer held various roles within regional and national banks throughout the Midwest where she was responsible for the development, implementation, and support for treasury management.
Ms. Kramer earned her Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Nebraska. She also is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and holds her Series 7 license. Ms. Kramer is a 2021 Centurion with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, a Kansas City Business Journal ‘Women Who Mean Business’ alum and serves on the board of Community Linc.
Mr. Zahl has served as NBH Bank’s Executive Vice President, Personal, Private and Residential Banking since June 2021, and has served as the President of Community Banks of Colorado since 2021.
Since joining the Company in 2018, Mr. Zahl has served in various capacities including, as Executive Vice President, Head of Residential Banking as well as the Executive Vice President, Head of Premier, Private and Residential Banking. He has also served as a member of NBH Bank’s board of directors since the merger of Peoples Inc. on January 1, 2018. Prior to the merger, Mr. Zahl served as President and CEO of Peoples National Bank. Mr. Zahl began his banking career at FirstBank in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After a decade at FirstBank, he moved to Peoples National Bank in 2007 to take over Retail and Lending Management and was promoted to President and CEO of Peoples National Bank in 2012.
Mr. Zahl currently serves on the Property Committee of Partners in Housing and is the Chair of the FCA Southern Colorado Region Advisory Board. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of the Colorado Bankers Association. Mr. Zahl has held several board, advisory, and volunteer roles with many other community organizations including Partners in Housing, Junior Achievement, United Way, Rotary International, and Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Zahl attended the University of Nebraska, where he was a member of two national championship football teams and graduated with honors with a Business Administration degree. He is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking, Madison, Wisconsin.