Staff Performance
Staff Recognition GreenStone recently recognized its “best of the best” in sales performance for 2011 with Circle of Excellence awards. The Circle of Excellence program is a way to recognize and reward those lending and financial services staff members who are the top performers within the association. Various criteria including loan and revenue growth and number of new customers are used to measure performance. Platinum awards were presented to the top 10 lenders on GreenStone’s staff as well as the regional vice president with the highest performing region. Gold awards were given to the next 10 lenders and the second place regional vice president. The top three crop insurance specialists and top three tax and accounting professionals were also recognized with a Gold Award. Additional awards were presented to the Most Improved Lender, the Rookie of the Year, and the branch who had the highest percentage of cross sales between lending and financial services.
Each winner, along with the support staff for all Platinum Award recipients, was recognized at the sixth annual GreenStone Circle of Excellence awards banquet on February 24 in East Lansing, Michigan. The following GreenStone staff members represent the 2011 Circle of Excellence Platinum and Gold award winners.
Platinum Award Winners
Gold Award Winners
Traditional FSOs Ian McGonigal, Grand Rapids, MI David Meyering, Cadillac, MI Gordon Tulgestke, Traverse City, MI Wayne Sevilla, Bay City, MI Laurie Schetter, Manitowoc, WI Kevin Bock, Bay City, MI
Traditional FSOs Peter Hirschman, St. Johns, MI Michael Kennedy, Ionia, MI Duane Paturalski, Berrien Springs, MI Rosanne Bloomer, Ann Arbor, MI Jim Byars, Mason, MI David Ballman, Lapeer, MI
Crop Insurance Specialists Brandon Walters, Charlotte, MI Jason Clancy, Caro, MI Travis Bratschi, Traverse City, MI
AgriConsumer FSOs Cynthia Cole, Ionia, MI Kim Knoerr, Bad Axe, MI Scott Sharda, Grand Rapids, MI
AgriConsumer FSOs Lindsay Garrison, Adrian & Monroe, MI Steve Schaper, Saginaw, MI Michael Forst, Manitowoc, WI
The three additional awards presented during the Awards Banquet were:
Commercial FSO Gayle Olson, Appleton, WI
Commercial FSO Larry Urban, Allegan, MI
Regions Bert Sheridan, West Michigan
Accounting & Tax Specialists Kelly Tobin, East Lansing, MI Cindy Temple, Bay City, MI Barb Martell, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Regions Ben Mahlich, North Michigan
Rookie of the Year Award Kim Knoerr, Bad Axe, MI Most Improved Award Luke Bakker, Ionia, MI Top Cross Sell Branch Escanaba, Michigan
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