GlobeNewswire Inc | Jan 6, 2021 01:02PM EST

January 06, 2021

JASPER, Ind., Jan. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- German American Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: GABC) has moved forward with the implementation of its previously announced management succession plan. German American Chairman & CEO, Mark A. Schroeder, announced that, in connection with the planned retirement of Executive Vice Chairman Clay W. Ewing as of April 1, 2021, the Board of Directors has named the following individuals to the Corporations Senior Management Group effective January 1, 2021.

Named Executive OfficersMark A. Schroeder, Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerClay W. Ewing, Executive Vice ChairmanD. Neil Dauby, President, Chief Operating Officer and SecretaryBradley M. Rust, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer andTreasurerRandall L. Braun, Executive Vice President and Chief Banking OfficerKeith A. Leinenbach, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer

Senior Bank OfficersJane A. Balsmeyer, Senior Vice President, MarketingClay M. Barrett, Senior Vice President, Technology and OperationsEdward J. Erickson, Senior Vice President, Mortgage ServicesBrock C. Goggins, Senior Vice President, Retail BankingSarah E. Howard, Senior Vice President, FinanceAmy D. Jackson, Senior Vice President, Administrative Development and StrategicPlanningVicki L. Schuler, Senior Vice President, ControllerBrent A. Sternberg, Senior Vice President, Wealth Management

Senior Divisional OfficersMichael F. Beckwith, Kentucky Division PresidentC. Adrian Brown, Indiana East Division PresidentJohn T. Lamb, Indiana West Division President

About German American

German American Bancorp, Inc. is a Nasdaq-traded (symbol: GABC) financial holding company based in Jasper, Indiana. German American, through its banking subsidiary German American Bank, operates 73 banking offices in 20 contiguous southern Indiana counties and eight counties in Kentucky. The Company also owns an investment brokerage subsidiary (German American Investment Services, Inc.) and a full line property and casualty insurance agency (German American Insurance, Inc.).

For additional information, contact:Mark A Schroeder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of German American Bancorp, Inc.(812) 482-1314