Mark Hewitt, chairman/CEO of Northwoods Bank of Minnesota in Park Rapids, was elected chair of the Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota (ICBM) during the association's annual convention Aug. 9-12 in Brainerd.
Hewitt began his banking career in 1974 and has been the CEO at Northwoods Bank since 1980, steering the financial institution from $6 million to $120 million in assets.
In 1995 he was named Banker of the Year by NorthWestern Financial Review. Hewitt also served ICBM as chairman from 1995 to 1996.
Hewitt holds a bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield. Active in many local nonprofit community organizations, he also participates in SCUBA diving, sailing, triathlons and flight simulation. He and his wife, Peggy, have a son and a daughter.
Other officers elected were David T. Knopick, president of St. Stephen Bank in St. Cloud, first vice chairman; Robert Bauman, president of Financial Security Bank in Kerkhoven, second vice chairman and Steven S. Olson, president/CEO of MinnStar Bank N.A., in Lake Crystal, treasurer.
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Brian Nicklason, president of Woodland Bank in Remer, is past chairman.
ICBM, headquartered in Eagan, represents more than 250 independent community banks with assets exceeding $21 billion and is dedicated to keeping community banks competitive for the benefit of their customers and the communities they serve through delivery of quality education, effective political representation, and a forum for networking and information dissemination as well as essential services, products and technology.
