AUSTERMAN TAPPED TO LEAD NEW BANK FORMER BANK OF EVANSVILLE CEO TO HEAD EVANSVILLE COMMERCE BANK PENDING APPROVAL

From: Evansville Courier & Press | Date: November 3, 2005| Author: TOM RAITHEL, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7595 or raithel@evansville.net | Copyright information

The success of the Bank of Evansville has spurred some competition.

The new Evansville Commerce Bank will not only emphasize the same community approach to commercial banking as the Bank of Evansville, which was launched in Evansville four years ago. The newest bank also will have Tom Austerman as president and chief executive officer -- the same banker who started the earlier bank.

"Good competition in the financial community drives community growth," said Austerman, who retired...