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Heartland Financial USA Names New Chief Financial Officer
Eliane Chavagnon
29 August 2013
New York-listed has named Bryan McKeag as its new chief financial officer following the
departure of John Schmidt in July. Schmidt left the firm to become CFO at another company outside of the
financial services industry. McKeag starts his new role on
September 23, 2013, reporting to Lynn Fuller, Heartland’s chairman, president
and chief executive. He will have oversight of all corporate finance, accounting and investment
operations of the company. McKeag most recently served
as executive vice president – corporate controller and principal accounting officer
for Associated Banc-Corp, a $24 billion bank holding company headquartered in Green Bay, WI.
His experience includes executive finance positions with JP Morgan Chase
& Co, and accounting and audit roles at KPMG. Heartland Financial USA has a presence in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Colorado and Minnesota.