People on the move: New appointees at MichaelSilver, Itasca Bank, Amalgamated Bank
Ryan Lubinski recently was appointed partner of Deerfield-based firm MichaelSilver.
Lubinski has more than 12 years of experience in public accounting providing accounting, business valuation, and compliance and consulting services to closely-held businesses and their owners.
New appointees at Itasca Bank
John J. Hunt recently was appointed to Itasca Bank & Trust Co.’s board of directors.
Hunt, of Libertyville, is the executive vice president and chief lending officer at the Itasca bank and has been with the bank as part of its senior management team since 2011. His extensive management experience with community banks throughout the Chicago area spans more than three decades.
Hunt’s clients range from contractors and real estate investors to service-related businesses and professionals.
Also, CeCe Rocha recently was appointed Treasury Management Officer at Itasca Bank & Trust Co.
She has worked in the financial and investments industry for the past two decades and is experienced in working with all types of businesses. She lives in the Chicago area.
And Jamie Shimer recently was appointed vice president and senior trust officer at Itasca Bank & Trust Co.
She brings a vast range of experience, first in private practice, where she was an experienced litigator and elder law advocate, and most recently as a trust officer in the trust department of a suburban community bank. She is knowledgeable on legal issues facing the most vulnerable members of the community, including minor children, the elderly, and the disabled.
She is a board member of the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet.
Amalgamated Bank gets new president
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, a full-service bank providing a wide variety of commercial and consumer products and services, recently appointed Nick Weaver as its new president and chief operating officer.
Weaver succeeds James T. Landenberger, who is stepping down after more than 30 years of service.
Weaver rejoined the bank as EVP and chief operating officer in September 2023. He served as EVP and director of operations as part of a 23-year track record of strong leadership in banking that included MB Financial and Old Second National Bank.
Landenberger joined the bank in 1992 and became president in 2020. He oversaw all facets of the bank’s operations and served as a key liaison with the board of directors. Landenberger will remain on the bank’s board upon his retirement.