L. B. Eckelkamp Jr. Chairman of the Board/CEO Bank of Washington
L. B. Eckelkamp Jr. joined Bank of Washington in 1971 as a director. He was named board chairman and CEO in 1983, following in the footsteps of his late father, Louis B. Eckelkamp. In 1986, Eckelkamp became a shareholder and director of Citizens National Bank
of Greater St. Louis, now CNB St. Louis Bank. He was named shareholder and director of United Bank of Union in 1988. Being a banker is one of the many hats that Eckelkamp wears. He is a founding partner of the law firm Eckelkamp Kuenzel LLP, president or managing member of various other family- owned businesses and has held leadership roles in an extensive list of not-for-profit organizations.
He and his wife, Bonnie, have devoted their lives to community service and are very proud their children are following the same path at the Bank of Washington and many additional charitable organizations. Tey have seven grandchildren.
Diane S. Lairmore Advisory Board Member Legends Bank, Owensville
Diane Lairmore began her banking career in 1971 at Belle-Bland Bank in Bland, where she enjoyed learning banking basics as a teller, proof operator and secretary to the president. In 1974 she was promoted to loan officer and cashier. She accepted a job in the loan department of First Bank - Gerald in 1976 and then transferred to First Bank - Owensville as branch president in 1986. In 2003, wanting to return to banking on a more personal level, she joined Linn State Bank (now Legends Bank) as vice president. Lairmore retired in 2019 but remains on Legends Bank’s advisory board.
She and her husband, Jim, have been married 48 years. Tey have three children and nine grandchildren.
Gregory A. Smith President & CEO
1st Advantage Bank, St. Peters Greg Smith began his banking career in 1971 as a part-time teller at Commerce Bank while attending school. He earned a bachelor’s in finance with a minor in economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1974 and served as a bank examiner for the Missouri Division of Finance. Smith has enjoyed a long career with banks throughout eastern Missouri, including Hannibal National Bank, Te First National Bank of the Mid- South, Centerre Bancorporation and RCSBank. From 2001 to 2007, Smith was executive vice president, senior lender and director of RCSBank in Hannibal. He served as senior vice president, senior credit officer-St. Louis region of Premier Bank in St. Peters from March 2007 to June 2010. For the past 11 years, Smith has served as president and CEO of 1st Advantage Bank in St. Peters.
He and his wife, Elissa, have two children and four grandchildren.
Brad Williams President & Chairman of the Board Security Bank of the Ozarks, Eminence
A lifelong resident of Eminence, Brad Williams has spent his entire career with the same bank — a bank he now leads today. Williams began his banking career June 1, 1971, at Eminence Security Bank, which is now Security Bank of the Ozarks. He has held numerous responsibilities and was named bank president in October 1986. He served as an MBA director for six years and also has served as a director, president and chairman of the Missouri Independent Bankers Association. Since 1994, Williams has served as director of Midwest Independent Bankers Bank. He has two years leſt on his term, at which time he will have served on the MIB board for 30 years. Troughout his career, Williams has enjoyed meeting new customers and seeing his customers succeed.
Brad and his wife, Dorothy, have three sons, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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