Kent Redfern Elected Chairman of the Illinois Bankers Association

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Illinois Bankers Association (IBA) has announced that Kent Redfern has been elected Chairman of the IBA for 2010-2011. Redfern was elected at IBA's 119th Annual Conference and Trade Show. Redfern is president and CEO of Bank & Trust Company in Litchfield. He also serves as Chairman/Director of Security National Bank in Witt and as president of LBT Bancshares, Inc.

Redfern received his B.S. and M.A. from the University of Illinois. He is on the board of the Economic Development Commission for the City of Litchfield and the Illinois Real Estate Title Center, serves on the finance committee of the Living Stones Church, and is an at-large member of the Tax Increment Financing Commission. Redfern also is on the Revolving Loan Fund Committee for the City of Litchfield and is a trustee for Elmwood Cemetery.

"The IBA is pleased and honored to have Kent lead our team," IBA president and CEO Linda Koch said.  "He is a tremendous asset to the Illinois Bankers Association."

Illinois Bankers Association

The Illinois Bankers Association is a full-service trade association dedicated to creating a positive business climate that benefits the entire banking industry and the communities they serve. Founded in 1891, the IBA brings together state and national banks, savings banks, and savings and loan associations of all sizes in Illinois. Collectively, the IBA represents nearly 90 percent of the assets of the Illinois banking industry, which employs more than 100,000 men and women in over 5,000 offices across the state.

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SOURCE Illinois Bankers Association