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First National Bank Alaska strengthens leadership team with key appointments and promotions

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First National Bank Alaska’s Board of Directors announced several appointments and promotions January 25, 2025 at their annual Dinner Dance. The event recognizes and celebrates bank achievements.
 
Key appointments and promotions to the bank’s leadership include:
 

  • Branch Administration Director Karl Heinz was promoted to Senior Branch Administration Director and appointed Executive Vice President.
  • Senior Corporate Lending Director Chad Steadman was appointed Executive Vice President.
  • Treasury Management & Anchorage Branch Administration Director Elaine Kroll was promoted to Senior Banking Director and appointed Executive Vice President.
  • Human Resources Director Steve Patin was promoted to Administrative Director and appointed Executive Vice President.
  • Lending Unit Team Leader Ligia Lutan was promoted to Senior Lending Team Leader and appointed Senior Vice President.
  • Central Loan Processing and Servicing Director D’Ava Marsh was appointed Senior Vice President.
 
“The promotion of these key managers to our already strong and dynamic leadership team will lift our bank’s performance and service to Alaskans to the next level,” said Betsy Lawer, First National Board Chair and CEO/President. “As we build on the momentum generated in 2024, I’m excited about where our expanded leadership team will take us to further help Alaskans shape a brighter tomorrow.”
 
Alaska’s community bank since 1922, First National Bank Alaska proudly meets the financial needs of Alaskans with ATMs and 28 locations in 19 communities throughout the state, and by providing banking services to meet their needs across the nation and around the world.
 
In 2024, Alaska Business readers voted First National “Best of Alaska Business” in the Best Place to Work category for the ninth year in a row, Best Bank/Credit Union for the fourth time running, and Best Customer Service. The bank was also voted “Best of Alaska” in 2024 in the Anchorage Daily News awards, ranking as one of the top three in the Bank/Financial category for the sixth year in a row. American Banker again recognized First National as a “Best Bank to Work For” in 2024, for the seventh consecutive year.
 
For more than a century, the bank has been committed to supporting the communities it serves. In 2024, for the eighth consecutive reporting period, over a span of twenty-four years, First National received an Outstanding Community Reinvestment Act performance rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Our dedicated team strives to provide exceptional customer service to meet the banking needs of our fellow Alaskans to help shape a brighter tomorrow.
 
First National Bank Alaska is a Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender, and recognized as a Minority Depository Institution by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as it is majority-owned by women.

First National Bank Alaska strengthens leadership team with key appointments and promotions

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