Wheeler and Sanders promoted to AVP
July 10, 2007
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Independent Bank West Michigan has announced the promotions of Julie Wheeler and Amy Sanders to assistant vice presidents.
Wheeler is the manager of the Cedar Springs banking office. Her community service efforts in Cedar Springs have been recognized by the Chamber of Commerce, which honored her with its Service Excellence Award; and Rotary International, which recently recognized her as a Paul Harris Fellow. She is a director of the Mid-Michigan Banking Group.
Sanders is now manager of the Howard City banking office. She previously served as manager of the Plainfield banking office. Sanders joined IBWM in 1999 and has held numerous roles during her tenure.
Independent Bank West Michigan is a network of 25 banking offices in the communities of Belding (2), Big Rapids, Carson City, Cedar Springs, Croton-Hardy, Grand Rapids (6), Howard City, Ionia (3), Lyons, Muskegon/Norton Shores, Newaygo, Rockford, Sand Lake, Saranac, Sparta, Trufant and White Cloud, and seven loan offices, in the communities of Belmont, Charlevoix, Fremont, Holland, Ionia, Petoskey and Traverse City. The bank provides a full range of financial services including retail and commercial banking, mortgage lending, investments and title services.
Independent Bank West Michigan is an affiliate of Independent Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCP), an Ionia, Mich.-based bank holding company with total assets of more than $3.4 billion. Founded as First National Bank of Ionia in 1864, Independent Bank Corporation now operates 111 banking and loan offices across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula through four, state-chartered bank subsidiaries. These affiliates are known Independent Bank, Independent Bank East Michigan, Independent Bank South Michigan and Independent Bank West Michigan. Independent Bank Corporation is committed to providing exceptional personal service and value to its customers, its stockholders and the communities it serves.
