Board of Directors

Paige Duncan

Board Chair

Upon graduating from Northwestern University, Paige Duncan joined the Bank Iowa Corporation board of directors. Duncan has participated in various activities within Bank Iowa including loan reviews, human resource management, investment management and acquisitions. She is the daughter of Bank Iowa co-founder, Robert Duncan.

J.B. Barr

Board Vice-Chair

J.B. Barr currently works as an adjunct associate professor of Physical Therapy at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska where he has taught physical therapy students since 1998. Barr is the son of Bank Iowa co-founder, Harry Barr.

Jim Plagge

President and CEO

Jim Plagge brings over 30 years of financial services industry experience to Bank Iowa, where he serves as President and CEO. Plagge also serves as the Bank Iowa Corporation President and CEO. He has been active in trade and community organizations his entire career.

Jann Freed

Leadership Development and Change Management Consultant

Dr. Jann Freed is a leadership development and change management consultant who focuses on helping organizations and individuals get from where they are to where they want to be. Freed has 30 years of teaching and administrative experience at Central College, a midwestern liberal arts college, achieving professor emerita of Business Management and endowed chair in Leadership and Character Development.

John Hartford

Retired Bank Iowa Chief Lending Officer

John Hartford is Bank Iowa’s former chief lending officer and executive vice president. Hartford began his banking career in Humboldt, Iowa, as a senior lender for Humboldt Trust and Savings Bank, which later became Bank Iowa. In 1996, Hartford was named president of Bank Iowa Humboldt, a position he held for more than 16 years. In 2012, he was named chief lending officer/EVP for Bank Iowa and relocated to Des Moines. Hartford held that position until his retirement in 2017. In addition to serving on the Bank Iowa board, he is a member of Bank Iowa’s Senior Credit Committee and works as a part-time credit consultant.

Chris Minor

President and CEO, SmartStory Technologies

Chris Minor is a Technology and Operations leader who partners with investors and employees to drive strategy and growth for small to mid-size companies. After spending the first part of his career with large billion-dollar enterprises, Minor has been active in investing and leading several start-up SaaS technology companies. By aligning market strategy, product capabilities, employee skills and technology innovation, Minor has been able to bring growth and value to investors.

Matthew Sells

President and CEO, Shenandoah Medical Center

Matt Sells is president and CEO of Shenandoah Medical Center, a large independent critical access hospital in southwest Iowa. He previously served as the CFO of Shenandoah Medical Center, CFO of Brown County Hospital and spent four years at KPMG LLP working in the firm’s audit practice.

Craig Hill

Retired CEO

An Ackworth, Iowa native, Craig Hill was elected Iowa Farm Bureau Financial president in 2011. As a grain and livestock farmer, Hill is highly attuned to the challenges—financial and otherwise—faced by the state’s ag producers. As such, he regularly advocates for Iowa’s banks to assume leadership in addressing rural Iowa’s most pressing problems. He also served as board chairman for FBL Financial Group, Inc., and Farm Bureau Life Companies. In addition, he served on the board of directors for American Farm Bureau. Hill was also the first chairman of the Iowa Ag State Group.

BANK IOWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The men and women working to realize our vision

BANK IOWA CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

BANK IOWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS