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Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. Announces Appointment of Grant Burcham to its Board of Directors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK), (the “Company”), announced today that Grant Burcham has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and its subsidiary, Hawthorn Bank, effective April 29, 2026. Mr. Burcham was elected as a Class III director on the Company's board of directors, and he will hold office for a term expiring at the Company’s 2028 annual meeting of shareholders. Burcham is a Kansas City–based investor, entre
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