Merchants Bank hires VP, commercial banker

Ryan Lynch joined Winona, Minn.-based Merchants Bank as vice president and commercial banker in Lakeville, Minn..Lynch has more than 15 years of experience in commercial banking, credit analysis and treasury management solutions, most of which in the Twin Cities market. He was previously the VP of commercial banking for St. Paul, Minn.-based Sunrise Banks. .Lynch graduated from Winona-based St. Mary's University, and has completed an advanced commercial lending curriculum through the American Institute of Bankers and the Minnesota Bankers Association. ."His experience as a commercial banker will be valuable to our business clients that rely on us to customize loan, deposit and treasury solutions to reach their business goals," said Dan Vlasak, president for Merchants Bank in Lakeville, Rosemount and Apple Valley.