LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBT), parent company of Stock Yards
Bank & Trust Company, with offices in the Louisville, Indianapolis and
Cincinnati metropolitan markets, today announced that Paul J. Bickel,
III, has joined the Boards of Directors for both the Company and the
Bank. The addition of Bickel, which is part of the Company's board
succession planning and effort to promote leadership continuity in view
of mandatory retirements expected in 2019, expands both Boards to 12
directors.
"We are honored to welcome Paul Bickel to our board, and we look forward
to benefiting from his community perspective and business acumen," said
David Heintzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "His extensive
experience in real estate and development, most of which has been
focused in the greater Louisville area, as well as his executive
leadership adds excellent insight to our board. Considering his
viewpoint as a longtime customer of the Bank and his deep connections to
our city, both in terms of business initiatives and community
involvement, Paul will be an asset for us as we continue to develop
strategies for long-term growth and success aimed at creating value for
the Company's stockholders."
In 1981, Bickel founded and is president of U.S. Specialties, a
commercial building supply company. He has served as the managing member
of several real estate development organizations in the Louisville area
over the past 30 years. Outside of commercial endeavors, Bickel has been
very active in the Louisville community, serving in a leadership
capacity on numerous area non-profit boards. Bickel is a graduate of
Stetson University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business
administration.
Louisville, Kentucky-based Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc., with $3.2 billion
in assets, was incorporated in 1988 as a bank holding company. It is the
parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, which was
established in 1904. The Company's common shares trade on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the symbol SYBT. For more information about
Stock Yards Bancorp, visit the Company's website at www.syb.com.
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