COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Family-owned and Indiana-based Salin Bank today announced that Linda Behrman, Community President for the Columbus, Indiana market will retire effective December 14, 2012. Behrman, will continue as needed to assist commercial business clients as their portfolios are transitioned to her successor, Scott Ballard. Behrman will retire after more than 38 years in banking. She became one of the first female Indiana community bank presidents when she was promoted in 1994.
Behrman, 63, joined the Columbus Bank and Trust Company in 1974. Salin Bank acquired the Columbus Bank and Trust Company ten years later. Her contributions to Salin Bank and the Columbus community are paramount as she grew the bank’s market assets to more than $44 million.
“I have enjoyed being my clients banker and providing them the opportunities to purchase automobiles, provide college funding, purchase their first home and provide business opportunities for my commercial clients,” Behrman said, “I will miss all my staff and clients.” "I am grateful to have spent nearly 40 years with this great company, and deeply honored to have had the opportunity to lead the Columbus market for the last 19 years. I am very proud of what my Salin Bank colleagues have accomplished together during a time of both successes and challenges," said Behrman.
"I believe that 2012 is the right time for me to retire,” Behrman said, “First, the bank has thrived over the past couple of years, exceeding my expectations. The bank is operationally very sound and positioned for continued success. Second, now that Scott Ballard has been named as my successor, it gives me great confidence about Salin Bank’s future success.”
"On behalf of Salin Bank's board of directors and executive team, I would like to recognize Linda’s significant leadership over a challenging period for both the bank and the industry. She has been seen as a leader among her peers for many years, and Linda will be greatly missed,” said Bill Salin II, President & Chief Executive Officer.
Behrman’s community service is immense as she has been on boards and committees with the following organizations: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Rotary, March of Dimes, United Way, The Heritage Fund, and the Economic Development-Governance Committee. She has received the Chamber of Commerce’s Athena Award, CEDC’s Special Service Award, the Chairman’s Award for the National Association of Bank Women and the 2006 Richard Johnson March of Dimes Leadership Award. Behrman is also a graduate of Leadership Bartholomew County.
Salin Bank will honor Behrman at a bank open house at its Columbus Downtown Banking Center (655 Third Street) on Friday, December 14th from noon to 3:00 p.m.
About Salin Bank & Trust Company
Salin Bank and Trust Company, a family-owned community bank, is one of the top ten chartered banks in Indiana with assets of more than $850 million. Salin operates 23 banking centers in 10 Indiana counties serving Burlington, Columbus, Delphi, Edinburgh, Fishers, Flora, Fort Wayne, Galveston, Gas City, Kokomo, Lafayette, Logansport, Marion, Walton, West Lafayette, and Indianapolis.