The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) elected Jack E. Hopkins, CorTrust Bank CEO and president, chairman on Friday at the ICBA LIVE event in Nashville. Hopkins will serve for the 2025-26 term.
“As a third-generation community banker, Jack learned the business from the ground up and has devoted his professional career to improving the financial lives of the customers CorTrust Bank serves,” ICBA Immediate Past Chairman Lucas White said. “He brings that same passion and dedication to his role as ICBA chairman, continuing his work over the last 25 years advocating on behalf of community banking. We are fortunate to have Jack’s wisdom and experience as we navigate new political waters and work to advance meaningful reforms that will strengthen and shape the future of community banking for years to come.”
Hopkins also is chairman of the ICBA Executive Committee and board of directors, a member of ICBA’s Federal Delegate Board and Policy Development and Nominating committees, and Legislative Issues Subcommittee executive committee liaison. In addition, he is the University of South Dakota Foundation’s Audit Committee chairman and served as Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota president and chairman.
ICBA is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the interests of locally operated community banks and savings institutions.