Blue Valley Ban Corp. (OTCQB: BVBC) (the “Company”), the holding company for Bank of Blue Valley (the “Bank”), today announced the selection of two directors for the holding Company Board and two directors for the Bank Board.
Effective January 1, 2015, Thomas A. McDonnell, longtime CEO of DST Systems and former CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, and Anne D. St. Peter, Founder of Global Prairie, will join the holding company, Blue Valley Ban Corp., Board of Directors. In addition, Bank of Blue Valley also has elected two new directors to its Board: Ryan Wilkerson, President and CEO of Haas & Wilkerson Insurance, and Steve Wilkinson, the recently retired President and CEO of Menorah Medical Center.
“Today’s announcement of new directors marks an exciting period of growth for both our holding Company as well as Bank of Blue Valley,” said Bob Regnier, President and CEO. “Tom, Anne, Ryan and Steve are all very successful in their respective careers, are highly regarded in the Kansas City community and will contribute significantly to the governance of both the holding Company and the Bank. I have had the good fortune to know and work with each of them and can speak to the fact they all embody our values of community service, philanthropy and entrepreneurship.”
Thomas A. McDonnell
McDonnell, an experienced business leader with a track record of building global organizations that are both innovative and philanthropic, served as President and CEO of DST Systems from 1973 to 2012. Headquartered in Kansas City, DST is a publicly traded company that employs more than 11,000 associates, both domestically and internationally. From 2012 until 2014, McDonnell served as President and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. He serves on the Boards of Kansas City Southern and Euronet and has served on the Boards of Garmin, Cerner, Computer Sciences Corporation, BHA Group, and Commerce Bancshares, among others. His service to Kansas City includes work with a number of prominent local nonprofit institutions, including as chairman of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, the Kansas City United Way Campaign and the Union Station Project Consultants. McDonnell has been recognized with various honors, including Kansas Citian of the Year in 2003 and the William Jewell College Yates Medallion for Distinguished Civic Service. McDonnell received an honorary Doctorate of Law from the George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. He received a BSBA degree in accounting from Rockhurst University and an MBA in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
Anne D. St. Peter
St. Peter is the Founder of Global Prairie, a high-growth, digital marketing and advertising agency, with offices in Kansas City, Cleveland, New York, Washington, D.C., Fort Worth, Denver and Berlin, Germany. Founded in 2008, Global Prairie’s business model is rooted in philanthropy: the company donates 10 percent of its annual profits to nonprofit organizations changing the world. St. Peter’s community involvement includes service as Board Chair of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, and Chair of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, only the third woman to serve in this capacity in its one hundred and twenty-five year history. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute and the Pembroke Hill School. St. Peter has been recognized in her Kansas City Community as a “Woman Who Means Business” (Kansas City Business Journal), “40 Under 40” (Ingram’s Business Magazine) and Woman Mentor of the Year (The Central Exchange). She is one of three women members of the Kansas City Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). St. Peter is a graduate of Wellesley College.
William “Ryan” Wilkerson IV
Wilkerson is President and CEO of Haas & Wilkerson Insurance. Founded in 1939, Haas & Wilkerson is the nation’s largest independently owned risk management and brokerage firm, specializing in insuring outdoor amusements and entertainment. In addition to its presence in family entertainment insurance nationally, Wilkerson has led Haas & Wilkerson's growth in recent years to include many traditional local and regional middle market clients as well as a quickly growing personal insurance market focused on affluent homeowners. In 2004, Wilkerson succeeded his father to become the third generation Wilkerson to own and direct the family business. Wilkerson serves as a Director of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers and serves on the leadership committee of the Kansas City Young Presidents' Organization, having recently been elected by YPO Western Region members in seven states to represent them on the YPO Western Region Board of Directors.
Steve D. Wilkinson
Wilkinson recently retired as President and CEO of Menorah Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health, after 17 years in that position. During his tenure, Wilkinson's leadership, strategic vision and passion helped Menorah Medical Center grow and expand to become one of Kansas City's best-known healthcare assets. Prior to joining Menorah, Wilkinson was CEO of St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kan. Wilkinson has served on numerous nonprofit and community boards, including as Chairman of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce. Wilkinson is a recipient of the Kansas Hospital Association’s Charles S. Billings Award, and under Wilkinson’s leadership, Menorah was recognized by the Kansas Award for Excellence program in 2006.
About Blue Valley Ban Corp.
Blue Valley Ban Corp. is a bank holding company that, through its subsidiaries, provides banking services to closely-held businesses, their owners, professionals and individuals in Johnson County, Kansas. In addition, the Company originates residential mortgages locally and nationwide through its InternetMortgage.com and bankbv.com websites.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is including this statement for purposes of those safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, can generally be identified by use of the words "anticipate," "believe," "can," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. The Company is unable to predict the actual results of its future plans or strategies with certainty. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in market rates of interest and loan and deposit pricing; inability to maintain or increase deposit base and secure adequate funding; a continued deterioration of general economic conditions or the demand for housing in the Company's market areas; a deterioration in the demand for mortgage financing; legislative or regulatory changes; regulatory action; continued adverse developments in the Company's loan or investment portfolio; any inability to obtain funding on favorable terms; the Company’s non-payment on Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock or Trust Preferred Securities; the loss of key personnel; significant increases in competition; potential unfavorable actions from rating agencies; potential unfavorable results of litigation to which the Company may become a party, and the possible dilutive effect of potential acquisitions or expansions. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors. Nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
