Glacier names new president

Randall Chesler has been named to the newly created position of president at Glacier Bank, Kalispell, Mont..Chesler will likely succeed current Glacier CEO Mick Blodnick when he retires at the end of next year. Blodnick also serves as president and CEO of the bank's holding company.."It is our full expectation that Randy will succeed me as CEO," Blodnick said. "I plan to work closely with Randy through the end of 2016 to ensure a smooth leadership transition.".Chesler brings more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as president of CIT Bank, Salt Lake City. During his ten years with CIT, he held progressive leadership positions, including president of small business lending and president of consumer finance. Prior to CIT, Chesler was president and CEO of Size Technologies, a consumer payments software company; General Manager of US Bankcard for Associates First Capital; Executive Vice President of Visa U.S.A.; and an executive at Citigroup..He currently serves on the board of the Utah Banker's Association and the Utah Community Reinvestment Corporation. He is a past board member of the American Financial Services Association..He has a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and psychology from the State University of New York, Albany.."We are delighted to have someone of Randy's caliber join our team," Blodnick said. "We conducted an extensive internal and external search for this position and considered many highly-qualified candidates. Randy rose to the top not only in view of his talent and experience, but as a person with the leadership traits and quality of character that fit well with the Glacier organization.".The $8.5 billion Glacier has 129 banking offices in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.