FIRST BANK NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF VENDOR MANAGEMENT

Dan Hardesty has joined First Bank as Director of Vendor Management at the Hazelwood Operations Center (600 James McDonnell Blvd). In this newly created position, Hardesty will be responsible for the development, implementation and overall management of First Bank’s vendor management function. He has more than 30 years of banking and financial experience. Prior to joining First Bank, Hardesty was with Citigroup for 25 years. While at Citigroup, he served in several management and leadership capacities including Director, Senior Vice President of Supplier Management. Hardesty is a graduate of Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois. He lives in the Eureka, Missouri. First Bank firstbanks.com is one of the largest privately owned banks in the country with $5.88 billion in assets and 129 locations in Missouri, Illinois, Florida, and California.