Promotions at Imperial’s Pinnacle Bank announced

    Pinnacle Bank in Imperial recently promoted Eric Exum, Michelle Spady and Cortney Wichmann.
    Exum is Imperials’ new Market President. He started with Pinnacle Bank in 2015 as a loan officer and has served as a Vice President since 2018.
    He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Kearney. He serves as president of the Rotary Club and is a member of the Imperial Public Power Board. He and his wife, Ashley, an Imperial native, are the parents of Briella, Kinzlee, Ryker and Everly.
    Exum’s predecessor, Kelly Hammerlun, who is moving with his family to McCook, has transitioned full time into his role as Regional President for Pinnacle Bank. He will still be serving the Imperial bank in his coverage area.
    Spady was promoted to Vice President, joining Teresa Russell in that role. Spady manages the deposit side of the bank, assisting in customer service and sales activity. Moving forward she will also support the efforts of the bank’s loan department.
    She began her career with the bank in 2002. Over the past 19 years, Spady has served in numerous roles, including loan clerk, personal banker and online banking specialist. She is active in the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and PomPoms. She and her husband, Mark Spady, both Imperial natives, are the parents of Alec and wife Nichole, Paige and husband Trey Milner, Nolan, Sophie, Lucy, Olivia and Quinn. She also has three grandsons Creed, Truett and Sumner.
    Wichmann has joined Kevin Chavira on the Imperial lending team as a loan officer. She began her career with Pinnacle Bank in 2017 as a teller in Lincoln. She then moved to Fort Worth, Texas to complete Pinnacle Bank’s management trainee program and work as a credit analyst.
    Wichmann has an agribusiness degree from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. She was previously active with the Fort Worth Farm and Ranch Club, the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Special Olympics. She looks forward to taking advantage of opportunities in Imperial.
    Founded in 1938 in Palmer, Pinnacle Bancorp is a family-owned, Nebraska-based $15.7 billion financial holding company operating 159 community banks in eight states, including 66 across Nebraska.