Pub. 15 2018 Issue 3

26 O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G N E W M E X I C O R E A L I Z E D R E A M S help. Since then, many Team pioneer members have be - come involved in assisting local community organizations. The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes volunteers like Team Pioneer who lead the charge and inspired others. In June, Pioneer Bank announced that four of its employees have earned a Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Kiel Hoffman, market president in Las Cruces, vol - unteered more than 337 hours at various organizations; Karissa Doan, retail banking supervisor in Las Cruces, volunteered more than 200 hours helping the local busi - ness community grow; Nancy Montgomery, retirement specialist in Roswell, volunteered more than 100 hours to help retirees with their banking needs; and Juliana Halvorson, vice president of marketing, earned the award for volunteering more than 500 hours. Recipients received an official pin, a certificate, medallion and congratulatory letter from President Trump. Albuquerque Journal Names Pioneer Bank a Winner of the New Mexico ‘2018 Top Work - places’ Award On June 14, Roswell-based Pioneer Bank was awarded a “2018 Top Workplaces” honor by The Albuquerque Jour - nal. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, a leading provider of technology based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution and connection. “We’ve always been a company where our team mem - bers get actively involved,” says Christopher G. Palmer, President of Pioneer Bank. “Top Workplaces is more than just recognition,” says Doug Claffey, CEO of Energage. “Our research shows orga - nizations that earn the award attract better talent, expe - rience lower turnover and are better equipped to deliver bottom line results. Their leaders prioritize and carefully craft a healthy workplace culture.” Founded in 1901, Pioneer Bank has 16 branches and mortgage loan offices in New Mexico, Texas and Colorado. Colorado-Based InBankshares Acquires Raton Capital In late June, InBankshares Corp, a newly established bank holding company founded by a group of banking executives, announced that it has raised approximately $70 million of common equity and completed the acquisition of Capital Corp., the bank holding company for Raton, New Mexico-based International Bank. InBankshares is led by Edward Francis, a bank execu - tive with 30 years of financial institution experience, and a senior management team of banking executives from the Denver metro area and International Bank’s legacy markets. Previously, Francis was executive vice president and chief banking officer of Hancock of Hancock Whitney. As chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of the new organization, he will lead the board and management team as they seek to expand the bank’s pres - ence in New Mexico and Colorado. The bank’s new executive management team, which combines more than 150 years of expertise in community and regional banking, also includes Dennis Santistevan, chief financial officer/chief operating officer, David Brown, chief risk officer; Jennifer Fulton Anderson, chief adminis - trative officer; and Jeff Huckabee, chief information officer. Ron Schmeits, former International Bank president, has worked closely with Francis and the senior management team through the transition. The bank will continue to operate locations in Raton, Cimarron, Springer and Angel Fire, New Mexico and Trin - idad and Aurora, Colorado under the International Bank name, with plans to expand in the Denver metro area and additional Front Range markets. BANK NEWS Visit us online! www.nmbankers.com www.facebook.com/pages/New-Mexico-Bankers-Association/371559049590485