Indianapolis, In. — Director of the North Salem State Bank and the North Salem Bancorporation, James L. Saner was recognized as a “Leader in Banking Excellence” recently by the Indiana Bankers Association. The award highlights exceptional bankers who have positively impacted Indiana banks and the communities they serve. Saner joined eight other bankers that received the honor.
The ceremony took place at the Indiana Bankers Association office in Indianapolis. Some distinguished speakers were Congressman Trey Hollingsworth; Indiana Department of Financial Institutions Senators Rodric Bray and Travis Holdman; IBA Chairman Clay Ewing, German American Bank Jasper and IBA President and CEO Amber R. Van Til.
The text of the plaque reads as follows:
James L. Saner Sr. has been serving the financial industry for more than 35-years, most recently as a director of North Salem Bank and the North Salem Bancorporation since 2011. Previously he was president, CEO and director of MainSource Financial Group Inc. from 1998 to 2008. Prior to that he was president and CEO of P.T.C. Bancorp and People’s Trust Company. During his tenure with MainSource, Saner helped build the organization into a $2.8 billion holding company with more than 900 employees in three states. He was a 2002 director of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, 1996-97 chairman of the Community Bankers Association of Indiana, and a past advisory director to the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. Saner is a graduate of Thomas Moore College and of the Executive Management Program at the University of West Virginia.
The complete list of honorees is as follows:
David A. Bochnowski – People’s Bank, Munster
Alonzo Hernly Boyd Jr. – (deceased), Wayne Bank and Trust Company, Canbridge City
John H. Colvin – North Salem State Bank
Michael L. Cox – (deceased) First Merchants Bank Muncie
S. Joe Dehaven – Indiana Bankers Association
Patrick J. Glotzbach – The New Washington State Bank Charlestown
Dan L. Moore – Home Bank Martinsville
James L. Saner – North Salem State Bank
Mark A. Schroeder – German American Bank Jasper
