Hawthorn Bank

Thank you, Shawna. We couldn’t agree more! Learn more about our new look: https://brev.is/lzoaf

Congratulations to our CEO, Brent Giles, on being named to Ingram's Magazine's 250: Kansas City’s Most Influential Business Leaders! We’re proud to play a role in shaping Kansas City’s future, along with this group of influential leaders, as a community bank and a community partner – connecting Kansas City to what’s possible. See the full list: https://bit.ly/4dVSIWZ

For more than 150 years we’ve proudly served families and local businesses - connecting our community to what’s possible. Learn more about our new logo and tagline at https://lnkd.in/gkQpNk5A

It’s a big day at Hawthorn Bank! We’re excited to share our vibrant new logo. It’s designed to reflect the trust and dependability our customers have come to know.    While our logo has changed, our commitment to serving you and our community remains the same.

During this month’s Business Connections Breakfast in Columbia, we heard from Kelly Hill, Executive Director of Heart of Missouri CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), with an update on their important efforts and news on their new building project. We also heard from John Larrick and Ben Latimer, former data scientists, who presented their start-up, Quibbl. Through the Quibbl platform, John and Ben are providing innovative AI services and solutions for businesses and organizations. And, thank you to Fika Cup Coffee for being the featured breakfast caterer.

Our very own David Clithero was a panelist at the 25th Annual Making Me Marketable student networking event for the Robert J. Trulaske Sr. College of Business - University of Missouri last week. This conference brings together students, alumni and industry experts. He spoke about board memberships and volunteer leadership opportunities, as well as innovation, entrepreneurship, and how corporate entrepreneurship may benefit you within an organization.

We are excited to welcome Mark Fortino as President of Hawthorn Wealth Management. With over 36 years of experience in the financial services industry, he will focus on growing and expanding wealth management services and offerings. “Mark is well-known and well-respected in the financial industry, and his experience speaks volumes to his capabilities. We are looking forward to expanding our wealth management services and we’re confident that will happen quickly and seamlessly under Mark’s leadership.” - Brent Giles, CEO of Hawthorn Bank Read more about Mark’s new role in a recent Kansas City Business Journal article: https://lnkd.in/gn_jMxcQ

Gregg Bexten, President of Hawthorn Bank, has dedicated many years of service on nonprofit boards like United Way and Salvation Army, and many other local community organizations. "Everyone can use a little help now and then, I've seen the good these organizations and nonprofits can do, I know how important it is to help and volunteer. By being an active voice in your community, you learn so much, you make connections, and you feel good." Read more about his inspiring work here: https://lnkd.in/gxXJzKUk

We recently sponsored a dinner for Sporting Blue Valley’s 2008 E64 team during their trip to Orlando for the 2024 U.S. Youth Soccer (USYS) National Championship tournament. The USYS National Championships is the country’s most prestigious national youth soccer tournament, providing approximately 185,000 players on over 10,000 teams from USYS State Associations the opportunity to showcase their soccer skills against the best competition in the nation while emphasizing teamwork, discipline, and fair play. Only 4,500 athletes across 250 teams make this tournament. Coach Gareth Hughes and these young men were one of 16 finalists in their age group competing on the national stage. While they didn’t make it to the championship game, Hawthorn Bank was proud to sponsor a family meal in support of their incredible journey, and we’re proud to support the Sporting Blue Valley community.

We are excited to announce Bob Regnier will join the Board of Directors of Hawthorn Bank, as well as the Board of Directors of our parent company, Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: HWBK), as an advisory member. In addition to his contributions on the boards, he will have an active role in providing strategic advice and extending Hawthorn Bank’s reach, influence, and relationship-driven community banking model within the Kansas City metro.   “We’re thrilled to welcome Bob to our team. He’s an extraordinary community banker and human being. Kansas City has benefited in countless ways from his leadership and community engagement. We look forward to having his experience and vision as Hawthorn Bank continues to grow.” - Brent Giles, CEO of Hawthorn Bank   Join us in welcoming Bob Regnier to our team! Read the full release: https://bit.ly/Bob-Regnier