CBI Bank & Trust
Bob Howard started their career in 1989 as a Personal Banking / Store Manager at Norwest Bank / Norwest Financial. Bob then worked as a Business Banker at Norwest Bank from 1993 to 2000. In 2000, Bob joined Wells Fargo Bank as the President, a role they held until 2007, when they became the SVP Business Banking until 2012. In 2012, they joined CBI Bank & Trust as the President / CEO, where they are currently working.
Bob Howard attended Knox College from 1986 to 1990 where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business Administration.
CBI Bank & Trust
CBI Bank & Trust is a community banking organization based in Muscatine, Iowa, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Bancshares, Inc., a closely held multi-bank holding company also based in Muscatine. It serves individuals, families and businesses with full range of banking and financial services. Its primary market area is Muscatine, Washington, Johnson and Scott Counties in Iowa, and western Rock Island County in Illinois. Total assets are over $600 million, total employment is approximately 240 FTEs, and it has eleven full-service banking locations: three in Muscatine, two in Davenport, and one each in Coralville, Kalona, Walcott, Washington and Wilton, Iowa, and Buffalo Prairie, Illinois. Specific areas of expertise include Commercial/Business Banking, Ag Banking, Trust and Investments, and Retail/Consumer Banking including mortgage lending. The bank's parent company, Central Bancshares, Inc., also owns F&M Bank, Division of CBI Bank & Trust based in Galesburg, Illinois.