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title: "Christopher D. Cook named President and CEO of First Bank Midwest; Barbara A. Cutillo appointed Vice Chair at Richmond"
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# Christopher D. Cook named President and CEO of First Bank Midwest; Barbara A. Cutillo appointed Vice Chair at Richmond

**Richmond named Christopher D. Cook President of Richmond and President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Midwest, and appointed Barbara A. Cutillo as Vice Chair of the Richmond and First Bank Midwest boards.**

Individual

Christopher D. Cook

Barbara A. Cutillo

Garry D. Kleer

Paul J. Witte

Carroll A. Valentino

Chad L. Kozuch

Role

President of Richmond; President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Midwest

Vice Chair of Richmond and First Bank Midwest boards

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Richmond; ceased as President of Richmond and CEO of First Bank Richmond

Indiana Market President of First Bank Midwest

Chief Operations Officer of First Bank Midwest

Chief Risk Officer of First Bank Midwest

Type of Change

Appointed

Appointed

Role change (ceased prior officer roles)

Appointed

Appointed

Appointed

Effective Date

Effective as of the Effective Time

Effective as of the Effective Time

Effective as of the Effective Time

Effective as of the Effective Time

Effective as of the Effective Time

Effective as of the Effective Time

Reason

Merger-related appointments pursuant to Merger Agreement

Merger-related appointment; formerly chairman of Farmers board

Merger-related restructuring per Merger Agreement

Merger-related appointment

Merger-related appointment

Merger-related appointment

Replacement Info

Mr. Cook succeeded Garry D. Kleer as President of Richmond and CEO of First Bank Midwest roles; Kleer continues as Chairman and CEO of Richmond

N/A

Ceased serving as President of Richmond and CEO of First Bank Richmond; continues as Chairman and CEO of Richmond

N/A

N/A

N/A

Background Details

Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers (as stated)

Former chairman of the Farmers board of directors

Continues to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Richmond

Formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of First Bank Richmond

Former Chief Operations Officer of Farmers

Former Chief Financial Officer of Farmers

Board/Committee Role Changes

Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Original SEC Filing: Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc. \[ RMBI \] - 8-K - Jul. 01, 2026

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