Craig M. Dwight, Chairman and CEO of Horizon Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Lynn Kerber to Executive Vice President, Senior Commercial Credit Officer effective January 1, 2021.
Kerber joined Horizon in 2018 with over 25 years’ experience in the banking industry with prior experience in Commercial Banking, Credit Administration, and Risk Management. At Horizon, Kerber provides oversight for Commercial Credit Risk Management, the Small Business Lending and Government Guaranteed Lending Programs, and Appraisal and Environmental Services. She has been instrumental in the oversight of the SBA Payroll Protection Program to ensure critical support for customers, and also coordinated the implementation of the Bank’s adoption of new loan loss reserve methodology.
Kerber obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and Accounting from Western Michigan University Lee Honors College and a Masters of Business Administration in Marketing and Management from Western Michigan University, Haworth College of Business. She also is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Kerber has been recognized as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan, Grand Rapids Business Journal; YWCA Tribute Award Honoree; Inforum West Michigan Inner Circle Recipient and a Lakeshore Athena Nominee.