The Missouri Banker Volume 69, Number 9 • THE NEWSPAPER OF THE MISSOURI BANKERS ASSOCIATION • Thursday, September 19, 2013
Regional directors elected to three-year terms Seven new regional directors who were elected during the 2013 Regional Meetings will be joining the MBA Board in June of 2014. Representing MBA’s regions on the Board will be: James Anderson, Bank Northwest, Hamilton, will represent the Pony Express Region in Northwest Missouri. Jerry Trower, Palmyra State Bank, Palmyra, will represent the Mark Twain Region in Northeast Missouri. David Chinnery, Adams Dairy Bank, Blue Springs, will represent the Truman Region in Western Missouri. Kara Huitt, Progressive Ozark Bank, FSB, Salem, will represent the Capitol Region in Central Missouri. James Watson, Midwest BankCentre, St. Louis, will represent the Gateway Region in Eastern Missouri. Eric McClure, Mid-Missouri Bank, Springfield will represent the Ozark Region in Southwest Missouri. Douglas Watson, MRV Banks, Ste. Genevieve, will
represent the River Heritage Region in Southeast Missouri. James Anderson After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1971, James Anderson began his James Anderson banking career in 1973 at Bank of America in Galesurg, IL where he was branch manager for five years. He was executive vice president of Commerce Bank in Kahoka for eight years and was president and a director at Citizens Bank of Edina for 12 years. He has been with Bank Northwest as president and CEO since 1998. He is a member of the board for the Cameron Veterans Home and is also a Mason. Jerry Trower Jerry Trower began his banking career in 1968 and worked at three banks before joining Palmyra State Bank as president in 2004. He now serves as president and CEO. He is active in his commu-
nity and is past president of the Chamber of Commerce for both Hannibal and PalmyJerry Trower ra. Trower is past chairman of both the Hannibal Regional Hospital and the Hannibal Regional Hospital Foundation. He currently serves on the board for Hannibal Regional Healthcare System and is chairman of the Marion County Library Board. David Chinnery David Chinnery has worked in banking since 1992. He now serves as president, David Chinnery CEO and director at Adams Dairy Bank, Blue Springs, a bank he founded. Chinnery is a member of the Blue Springs Economic Development Council and the Blue Springs Chamber
of Commerce. He serves on the Board for Boys Scouts of America, Heart of America Council, and is an Eagle Scout. Kara Huitt Kara Huitt began her career with Progressive Ozark Bank 10 years ago and now is Kara Huitt president and CEO of the bank. She has spent 20 years working in the financial area of both manufacturing and service industries. She earned her degree in business administration and accounting from Drury University, Springfield. James Watson James Watson is president of Midwest BankCentre, St. Louis. He joined the bank in James Watson 2000 and has 35 years of experience in
Historic Veto Session ends with 10 overrides MBA was lucky to be able to take a very low-profile in what turned out to be an historic Veto Session. With all of MBA’s priority bills passed and enacted into law, the Veto
Session became an opportunity to meet and greet, but not get involved with legislators focused on what bills to support and what to oppose. Traditionally, veto sessions
are times for lawmakers to come to Jefferson City and hold campaign fundraisers. Not many bills are even considered for an override vote. This year, things were different, but there were still plenty of fundraisers. MBA counted 19 on Tuesday, the day before the session began. Near record number of vetoes The problem was that Governor Jay Nixon vetoed 29 bills passed this session.
That’s not a record (Governor Dalton holds that with 35 vetoes), but it was close. When you veto so many bills, and the other party holds a “veto-proof majority,” expect some fireworks. A game of numbers The main activity as the legislators gathered was counting votes. One hundred nine votes were needed in the Missouri House to override the Governor. Republican
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banking, He is active in his community and is a member of the board of directors for Circus Flora and co-chair of the Capital Campaign Committee for Better Family Life. He also has served as chair of the American Red Cross MOIL Blood Services Board. Eric McClure Eric McClure is president/ CEO of Mid-Missouri Bank, Springfield. He is former Commission- Eric McClure er of the Missouri Division of Finance and former president of Midwest Independent Bank, Jefferson City. McClure also is a former chairman of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. McClure chaired the MBA Regulatory Affairs Committee last year. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri. Doug Watson Doug Watson is president and CEO at MRV Banks, Cape Girardeau. He has more than 35 years Doug Watson of banking experience in Missouri. Watson earned his B.S. degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting and a minor in psychology from Southeast Missouri State University. He also is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.