JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Kim Fredrick, Branch Manager for the Willow Springs Branch of West Plains Bank and Trust Company in Willow Springs, Mo., recently graduated from the Missouri Bankers Association’s Banking Leadership Missouri program.
Fredrick was among 20 bankers from throughout Missouri who completed MBA’s 18-month leadership development program designed to actively enhance the leadership, organizational and performance skills of highly motivated mid- to upper-level bankers. Courses focused on emerging bank issues, governmental relations, ethics, leadership styles, workplace culture and communications. Banking Leadership Missouri establishes a network of future bank leaders who can respond to local and national issues affecting the banking industry and their communities.
“Through Banking Leadership Missouri, Kim developed a deeper understanding of the issues affecting the banking industry,” said Max Cook, MBA president and CEO. “Kim is a leader in her community, as well as in her bank and our association.”
Fredrick joined West Plains Bank and Trust Company in 2018 and was hired to manage the now Willow Springs Branch, which opened in September 2018. A new, permanent branch was completed and opened in December 2019. Fredrick leads the team as Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager, with 27 years of banking experience under her belt.
In addition to the Banking Leadership Missouri program, Fredrick attended the 2019 Young Bankers Leadership Conference, 2019 MBA Convention, Target Banker visit in February of 2020, and the 2020 MBA Convention. She attended the MBA School of Compliance and Bank Secrecy Act courses.
Fredrick has lived in the Willow Springs community for 23 years and serves as the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce Vice President and is a Willow Springs Parks Board Member.
The Missouri Bankers Association is a statewide trade and professional organization in Jefferson City that represents the interests of more than 245 banks and savings and loans in Missouri. MBA serves as the principal advocate for the Missouri banking community and provides educational opportunities, products and services that assist bankers with enhancing their banking operations. For more information, visit mobankers.com. Follow MBA on Twitter at @mobankers.com.
West Plains Bank and Trust Company opened its doors to customers in 1883, making it the oldest continually operating business in Southern Missouri. With more than 137 years of service to the local region, West Plains Bank and Trust Company has grown to a $500 million community bank with six locations and a loan production office.
