INDIANAPOLIS — David M. Findlay, chairman and CEO of Lake City Bank, Warsaw, and its holding company, Lakeland Financial Corporation, has taken his seat as 2026 chairman of the Indiana Bankers Association Board of Directors.
Findlay is active as a board member with organizations including the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, OrthoWorx, Orthopedic Capital Foundation, AcceLINX, the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, Trine University and Parkview Health. He is also on the advisory board for Centerfield Capital Partners.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from DePauw University and is a member of the IBA’s 2019 class of Leaders in Banking Excellence, the Association’s highest honor.
This year’s board is comprised of:
IBA Officers
David M. Findlay, Chairman, Lake City Bank, Warsaw
Lisa Arnold, First Vice Chairman, Home Bank, Martinsville
Bradley J. Monts, Second Vice Chairman, Hoosier Heartland State Bank, Crawfordsville
Matthew W. Howrey, Immediate Past Chairman, North Salem State Bank
Amber R. Van Til, President and CEO, Indiana Bankers Association
Constituent Directors
Garry D. Kleer, ABA Membership Council, First Bank Richmond
Kent A. Liechty, ICBA State Director, First Bank of Berne
Karen B. Woods, Non-Indiana Headquartered Bank Director, First Financial Bank, Cincinnati
Gregory Barnes Jr., Future Leadership Division President, STAR Bank, Fort Wayne
Regional and At-Large Directors
Mark “Doc” Holt, At-Large, First Farmers Bank & Trust Co., Converse
Nicole S. Lorch, At-Large, First Internet Bank, Fishers
J. Daniel Maddox, North Region, Citizens State Bank, New Castle
Shane R. Pilarski, North Region, Alliance Bank, Francesville
Jacqueline M. Ruge-Perkins, North Region, First State Bank of Porter
Mark E. Bruin, South Region, The National Bank of Indianapolis
David A. Coffey, South Region, Mutual Savings Bank, Franklin
Eric J. Lane, South Region, First Federal Savings Bank of Washington
Findlay and the board were elected Sept. 8, 2025, during the IBA Annual Convention in French Lick, but assumed their positions effective Jan. 1, 2026.
