Ron Foor to lead Mercantile in the governmental and public entity banking space.
Mercantile Bank (“Mercantile”) is pleased to announce the expansion of its governmental banking team with the addition of Ron Foor, to serve as Senior Vice President, Director of Governmental Banking.
Ron Foor brings more than 34 years of experience to his role and will build on and develop an already robust mix of public sector, municipality, and school district relationships throughout the State of Michigan.
“As the largest bank headquartered in Michigan, Mercantile Bank strives to be the relationship banking partner of choice within the State for these entities, and the expansion of our governmental banking team is a natural progression to achieve our goals,” said Doug Holtrop, Executive Vice President at Mercantile Bank.
Ron will work to develop new relationships throughout Michigan but will also strengthen the existing governmental relationships Mercantile already supports. “I am thrilled to be joining Mercantile Bank and look forward to being part of this highly respected team,” Ron said. “As a community bank, with a strong balance sheet, Mercantile is committed to keeping their deposits local, to benefit the communities they serve and grow the local economies” he continued.
In addition to his new role, he is also very active in the community as Board Chair for Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan, Board member for Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, Board member for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, and Board Treasurer for the Bronson Health Foundation (Bronson Hospital).
About Mercantile Bank
Mercantile Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercantile Bank Corporation. Mercantile Bank provides banking services to businesses, individuals, and governmental units, and differentiates itself on the basis of service quality and the expertise of its banking staff. Mercantile Bank has assets of approximately $5.0 billion and operates 45 banking offices. For more information about Mercantile Bank, visit www.mercbank.com, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.