ALTABANK
Angela Price joined Altabank as senior vice president/director of retail marketing. She is responsible for retail banking across Altabank’s 24 branches. Previously, Angela was vice president of business development at First Community Bank. She also has experience with Zions Bank, Chase and Washington Mutual. She is based in American Fork.
BANK OF UTAH
Lacey Sansavera has been promoted to executive vice president, chief banking officer. In this role, she will drive the strategic direction, growth and profitability of the bank’s deposit products and operations while developing new revenue opportunities, optimizing the client experience and continuing innovation in banking services.
Justin Nalder has been hired as executive vice president, and chief strategy & innovation officer. He will oversee the bank’s strategic planning process and lead innovative cross-departmental initiatives. He will also lead IT, data engineering and advanced analytics, AI, marketing and communications, project management, and information security.
Nichole Kennedy has been hired as vice president and trust officer. Kennedy brings over 30 years of financial industry experience to her new role, including an extensive financial planning and trust management background.
Rebecca Norman, who was the branch manager for the Ogden corporate location, will now lead the Layton office at 717 W. Antelope Dr. Norman has 19 years of banking experience, with 17 as a branch manager for a financial institution in the Brigham City area.
Trevor Eschler replaces Norman at the Ogden Corporate location at 2605 Washington Blvd. He’s been in the financial industry for 10 years, with eight years as a branch manager for another institution. His passion is leading and developing high-performing teams through building trust, bringing out the best in his colleagues and improving systems and procedures.
Jeff Cummings has been appointed as vice president, SBA business development officer. With 18 years of experience in finance, Cummings is an invaluable asset to the bank’s growing Small Business Administration (SBA) department.
CELTIC BANK
Celtic Bank is pleased to announce two additions to its executive team: Ben Johnson as chief commercial finance officer and Josh Hovermale as chief credit officer.
Ben Johnson comes to Celtic from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where he led three different business divisions over 17 years. In his new role, he’ll build on the success of their Specialty Commercial Finance Group (SCFG), which consists of six different financing units: equipment, asset-based, construction, franchise, renewable and corporate finance.
Josh Hovermale joins Celtic Bank from BMO, where he served as managing director and head of portfolio management for its U.S. Diversified Corporate Banking team. He brings over 20 years of financial services experience with a focus on credit underwriting and portfolio risk management.
WEBBANK
Ken Laudano has been appointed as senior vice president — head of lender finance, where he will lead the bank’s expansion in asset-backed lending. With over two decades of industry experience, Ken will drive growth by providing debt capital solutions to specialty finance originators and fund managers, further strengthening WebBank’s position in the fintech and specialty finance sectors.
ZIONS BANK
Brad Herbert has been named senior vice president of international banking. Herbert joined Zions Bank in 2006, where he has served as senior vice president of marketing and communications since 2017.
