Nick Shafer

Servant Leadership | Building High-Performing Teams | Driving Profitability and Customer Satisfaction Through Strategic Leadership | Employee Engagement Champion

Role
Regional Senior Vice President, Retail Banking at German American Bank
Location
Bloomington, IN, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Nick Shafer

As a Regional Senior Vice President of Retail Banking at German American, I lead a team of 35 professionals in delivering exceptional financial services to our customers and communities. With over 5 years of experience in this role, I have successfully managed a deposit and consumer loan portfolio and achieved outstanding results in loan growth, new household growth, new income generation, and referrals to business partners. I am also passionate about continuous improvement and leadership development, and I have participated in and overseen multiple corporate projects that have enhanced the efficiency, quality, and profitability of our operations. Some of the projects I have worked on include branch staffing, lender training, lender roundtables, loan process improvement, consumer loan rate optimization, strategic planning, and more. My goal is to leverage my MBA and my extensive industry knowledge to empower my team, foster collaboration, and drive growth and excellence in retail banking.

Experience

  1. Regional Senior Vice President, Retail Banking

    German American Bank

    May 2018 — Present · Bloomington, IN, US

    Lead regional team in overall business development efforts. Examples include loan growth, new household growth, new income generation and referrals to business partners. Compile and distribute weekly sales metrics dashboard to our team Hold weekly team huddles and employee one-on-ones Manage deposit and consumer loan portfolio in excess of $425 million and $40 million, respectively Directly responsible for four financial centers including 25 team members Mentor bankers across entire organization Oversee multiple corporate continuous improvement (CI) projects. Examples include branch staffing, lender training, lender roundtables, loan process improvement, consumer loan rate sheet updates, & strategic planning. Foster/develop partnerships with various lines of business within organization. Examples include commercial, wealth management, insurance, marketing, deposit operations, and information technology departments. Serve on acquisition teams conducting loan review prior to acquisitions. In addition, I work in the financial centers being acquired as a resource to our new team members.

Education

  • University of Southern Indiana

    Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Business Administration and Management, General

    2001 — 2003

  • Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College

    Associate of Arts (AA)

    1999 — 2001

  • University of Southern Indiana

    Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, 4.0

    2022 — 2023

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