Landmark Bancorp Announces New CEO in Leadership Transition

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[{"type":"text","content":"Abigail Wendel joins from UMB Bank to lead growing institution; Michael Scheopner announces planned retirement\nMANHATTAN, Kan., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (the \"Company\") announced that it has appointed Abigail (Abby) Wendel to serve as president and chief executive officer of the Company and Landmark National Bank, its wholly-owned bank subsidiary (the \"Bank\"), effective March 29, 2024. Wendel also will join the respective boards of directors of the company and bank. She succeeds current President and CEO, Michael Scheopner, who will serve in a non-executive role until his retirement at the end of the year.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nWendel comes to the Company from UMB Bank, N.A., a regional bank headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with more than $44.0 billion in assets. Wendel most recently served as president of the consumer division. In that role, she oversaw more than 800 associates and was responsible for the retail, mortgage and private banking functions as well as corresponding consumer banking initiatives, focused on customer acquisition and experience. She brings to the role extensive experience in the banking industry and has proven performance for delivering positive results for teams and customers. While at UMB, she also previously served as senior vice president and director of corporate strategy, government & investor relations and as executive vice president, chief strategy officer. Prior to UMB, Wendel spent more than a decade at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. She is also involved in numerous charitable causes and civic initiatives in the Kansas City metropolitan area.\n\"During my time at Landmark National Bank, we have grown a diverse platform of banking services that meets the unique deposit and credit needs of clients in the communities we serve,\" said Michael Scheopner, outgoing chief executive officer. \"From small business loans to industrial product offerings and numerous solutions in between, we have listened and responded to our customers' needs. I am extremely proud of what our team has achieved in partnership with our customers and look forward to Landmark's continued growth and success under Abby's leadership.\"\nScheopner joined one of Landmark National's predecessor banks, Security National Bank in 1996, and in 2001 was named executive vice president a...

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