SHEFFIELD – Two team members from Sheffield-based Bank Independent have been promoted to vice president, the bank announced.
Harris Parker has been named assistant vice president, sales officer at the Athens East sales office; and Dustin Rhodes will assume the role of senior vice president, sales officer at the Muscle Shoals sales office.
Parker joined Bank Independent, one of the fastest growing community banks in North Alabama, in 2014 as a credit analyst. He has served as loan portfolio analyst, loan portfolio manager and sales officer. A graduate of the Alabama Banking School at the University of South Alabama, Parker has a bachelor’s in commerce and business administration/finance and investment management from the University of Alabama.
He is a member of the Athens Rotary Club and volunteers with the American Chestnut Foundation, a nonprofit scientific research organization focused on forestry preservation.
“Since moving into a commercial lending role less than 18 months ago, Harris has had a remarkable amount of success in a short period of time,” said Bank Independent Athens City President Bob Thompson. “He has contributed a sizeable amount of growth to our loan portfolio, not only here in Limestone County, but also to the bank as a whole.
“We are all very proud of Harris and his accomplishments and look forward to seeing him further contribute to the bank’s success in the years to come.”
Rhodes started at the bank in 2007 as a collections adjuster and has since served as loan review analyst and then sales officer before moving out of state in 2015. He returned to the Bank in 2017 as a sales officer.
The Muscle Shoals native graduated from the University of North Alabama with a degree in economics and is enrolled in the class of ‘23 at LSU Banking School.
He serves on the NACOLG Revolving Loan Committee and is a board member on the Lions Athletic Club at UNA.
“Dustin has been with Bank Independent for many years and worked his way up through the organization,” Bank Independent Shoals Area President Bill Howard said. “He has become one of our top commercial lenders and has truly earned this promotion.
“He truly cares about the community and does a great job of representing the mission and values of Bank Independent.”
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