St. Louis, Missouri, United States, June 2024 – Susan Furdek has joined Midwest BankCentre as the new VP, Learning and Development Manager. Bringing a wealth of experience in organizational development and strategic learning, Susan is set to drive impactful learning initiatives at the values-based financial institution.
Before joining Midwest BankCentre, Susan served as a Learning and Organizational Development Consultant at Furdek Consulting for over 17 years. In this role, she guided senior leadership teams through discovery processes, led change initiatives to enhance engagement and satisfaction, and collaborated on sales training instructional design plans for new product launches.
Prior to her consulting role, Susan was the Senior Associate Director of Advancement Learning Programs at Washington University in St. Louis. She managed the training department, led needs analysis, and spearheaded strategic onboarding initiatives to increase employee engagement.
Earlier in her career, Susan held various roles at Maritz, including Manager of Training, Organization and People Potential, where she transformed the corporate training department into a strategic learning and organizational development department. She also launched a high-potential accelerated leadership development program and played a key role in rolling out a new corporate brand compass.
Susan also served as the Regional Training Manager at Commerce Bank, where she managed a team and increased the productivity of the training department by over 50%. Her initiatives included launching a competency-based management development curriculum and forming a community of practice for trainers.
Midwest BankCentre has been a cornerstone of St. Louis community banking since 1906. Currently, it ranks among the largest locally owned banks in St. Louis, with assets of approximately $2.75 billion and deposits of $2.29 billion. The bank offers integrated financial services, including commercial, retail, and digital banking, business treasury management, mortgage lending, consumer lending, and insurance.
The bank is a local leader in the St. Louis Regional Unbanked Task Force and its Bank-On Save-Up St. Louis initiative. Since 2001, Midwest BankCentre has consecutively achieved the Bauer Financial 5-Star Superior financial rating each quarter. Founded in St. Louis in 1906, the bank employs a staff of 300 across 17 locations in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, and St. Charles County. The bank has grown through acquisitions, including Southern Commercial Bank in 2015 and Bremen Bank & Trust Co. in 2016.
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