Quad City Bank & Trust announces CEO succession

Davenport, Iowa-based Quad City Bank & Trust announced Laura Ekizian will become CEO early next year to replace retiring CEO John Anderson..Ekizian has served as president and chief relationship officer for QCBT for the past four years of her 24-year tenure at the bank. .Anderson, whose retirement is effective Jan. 3, has spent 26 of his 40 years in banking at Quad City Bank & Trust, 17 of which have been as CEO. ."While I am excited and honored to serve QCBT as president and CEO, I am also mindful of the legacy John A. has impacted on this company," Ekizian said. "His commitment to the Quad City community and to our work as a community banking organization is what we will continue to focus on. I am looking forward to working with our entire team at QCBT to continue our 30-year history of serving this community and being worthy of our name." .Quad City Bank & Trust has grown to a $2.6 billion bank from $600 million when Anderson assumed the CEO role in 2007. The bank credited Anderson for playing a leading role in growing the bank's trust department to $5 billion in assets under management and $5 billion in safekeeping assets. ."Watching the banking industry transition and change has been amazing, but the one thing that has not changed is how we work with clients and support their financial needs," Anderson said. "I believe a banker is a dream-maker for their clients and I have had a front row seat watching that happen."