Hawthorn Bancshares Announces New Board Member
14 March 2017 - 6:35AM
Business Wire
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK), parent company of
Hawthorn Bank, announced Kathleen Bruegenhemke has been elected to
serve on its Board of Directors. Ms. Bruegenhemke currently serves
as Hawthorn Bancshares’ Senior Vice President/Corporate Secretary
and Hawthorn Bank’s Chief Operating & Risk Officer.
Ms. Bruegenhemke’s career with the Company’s subsidiary,
Hawthorn Bank, began in 1992 as Internal Auditor. After serving in
that capacity for 5 years, duties shifted to various senior
management roles including merger and acquisition management,
serving on loan and interest rate committees and as president of
Hawthorn Bank’s Columbia, MO market.
Independent Director Philip Freeman said, “As a member of the
Audit Committee that hired Kathleen 25 years ago, it is very
exciting to have a woman of her caliber progress through the
Company. With her previous FDIC regulatory experience, Kathleen was
an outstanding hire and I’m confident she will be an outstanding
member of our Board as well. Additionally, Kathleen’s financial
interests are well aligned with shareholders as an investor
herself.”
David T. Turner, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer &
President of Hawthorn Bancshares and Hawthorn Bank, said, "I have
worked with Kathleen throughout her tenure with Hawthorn and have
always valued her incredible talent, independent thinking and
dedication to the bank."
“I am privileged to join Hawthorn Bancshares’ Board of
Directors. Hawthorn is an excellent community bank and I look
forward to helping further increase shareholder value. Hawthorn is
a financially strong, forward-thinking company and it’s my honor to
be part of the Company’s future,” Bruegenhemke said.
Bruegenhemke is a graduate of Truman State University
(Kirksville, MO) with a finance degree and of the ABA Stonier
Graduate School of Banking (Washington D.C.) She is also a
certified public accountant.
In addition to Bruegenhemke, Hawthorn Bancshares’ board of
directors includes Chairman, CEO & President David T. Turner,
and independent directors Frank E. Burkhead, Philip D. Freeman and
Kevin L. Riley. The Company’s advisory directorate is composed of
Charles G. Dudenhoeffer, Jr., David R. Goller, James R. Loyd,
Julius F. Wall and Gus S. Wetzel, II.
About Hawthorn Bancshares
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc., a financial-bank holding company
headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri, is the parent company of
Hawthorn Bank of Jefferson City, Missouri with additional Missouri
locations in Lee's Summit, Springfield, Branson, Independence,
Liberty, Columbia, Clinton, Windsor, Osceola, Warsaw, Belton,
Drexel, Harrisonville, California, and St. Robert.
Statements made in this press release that suggest Hawthorn
Bancshares' or management's intentions, hopes, beliefs,
expectations, or predictions of the future include "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. It is important to note that
actual results could differ materially from those projected in such
forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected in such forward-looking statements is contained
from time to time in the company's quarterly and annual reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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