Dart Bank promotes 12 executives in leadership expansion

Mason, Mich.-based Dart Bank promoted a dozen employees as part of a broader leadership expansion, including Kevin McDonald to senior vice president and chief credit officer..McDonald, who joined the Mason, Michigan-based bank in 2024 as assistant vice president and credit manager, will oversee credit administration and lending strategy in his new role. He has 16 years of banking experience in commercial lending and credit administration and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Michigan State University, East Lansing.“Kevin has quickly proven himself to be a knowledgeable and trusted leader with a strong understanding of sound credit practices and risk management,” said Dart Bank President and CEO William J. Hufnagel. In addition to McDonald's promotion, the bank announced 11 executive leadership promotions across its operations, finance, lending, technology and risk management divisions.Micah Brafford to executive vice president, director of operations and analytics; Danielle Bull to EVP, controllerBryan Clark to EVP, chief mortgage innovation officerJeff Hicks to EVP, chief commercial banking officerErica Johnson to EVP, human resources directorTana Rugel to EVP, chief risk officerJerry Sambaer to EVP, chief financial officerJay Szimanski to EVP, IT officerTara Owens to EVP, chief audit executiveSahil Goswami to president of fintech banking and digital assets Tim Sambaer to president of mortgage banking.