Marketplace: German American announces executive management succession plan

German American Bancorp Inc. has announced several pending changes to its executive management group as part of an ongoing management succession plan.

The company’s board of directors announced the following promotions effective Jan. 1, 2021:

Clay W. Ewing, taking the newly-created position of vice chairman. He has been with German American for 26 years, currently serves as president and chief banking officer.

D. Neil Dauby, new president and chief operating officer. He joined German American in 2001, and is currently executive vice president and chief commercial banking officer.

Bradley M. Rust, new senior executive vice president. He joined German American in 1999 and has been the company’s chief financial officer since 2005, now serves as executive vice president and CFO.