HLAN - Brian T. Mauntel named President of Heartland Bank

WHITEHALL, Ohio, April 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland BancCorp (“the company,” and “the bank”) (OTCQB: HLAN), today announced the promotion of Brian T. Mauntel to President and Chief Operating Officer of Heartland Bank.  He is the 8th president in Heartland Bank’s 108-year history and has been a part of the Heartland team since 2015.  Mauntel currently serves as EVP, Chief Operating Officer.

“Brian has provided excellent leadership and strategic thinking to allow the bank to position itself to be a multi-billion-dollar community financial institution.  Leveraging collective strengths with our team has allowed us to succeed in executing our growth and profitability strategy,” said Scott McComb, Chairman, President and CEO of Heartland BancCorp. 

With more than 25 years of progressive roles in the banking industry, Mauntel’s responsibilities include providing leadership throughout the enterprise to all customer facing business units - commercial and small business, consumer and retail, residential origination, treasury management, agribusiness banking, syndication lending and Heartland Planning Associates.  Additional responsibilities include the functionally aligned support areas of consumer and commercial credit underwriting, loan operations and collections.

Mauntel holds his MBA and BSBA degrees from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Leadership Columbus in 2013.  He currently serves on the Xavier University Management & Entrepreneurial Advisory Board.  As a native of the Midwest, he has complimented his business career with community service and held board positions with United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago. 

Mauntel resides in Upper Arlington with his wife Maria and their two sons, Oliver and Henry.

“The success of our franchise revolves around team strength, unity, and conviction,” McComb said. “Simply put, you win with people.”

About Heartland BancCorp

Heartland BancCorp is a registered Ohio bank holding company and the parent of Heartland Bank, which operates 16 full-service banking offices and TransCounty Title Agency, LLC.  Heartland Bank, founded in 1911, provides full-service commercial, small business, and consumer banking services; professional financial planning services; and other financial products and services.  Heartland Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve, a member of the FDIC, and an Equal Housing Lender.  Heartland BancCorp is currently quoted on the OTC Markets (OTCQB) under the symbol HLAN. Learn more about Heartland Bank at Heartland.Bank.

In May 2018, Heartland was ranked #37 on the American Banker magazine's list of Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks and Thrifts based on three-year average return on equity ("ROE") as of 12/31/17.

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