WICHITA, Kansas (March 11, 2024)- Equity Bank announced the hire of Craig Dunn as Regional CEO of the Company’s Community East markets.
Mr. Dunn will oversee regional strategies, commercial and consumer business development and local banking operations within the bank’s community regions of Western Missouri, St. Joseph, and newly-acquired Kirksville locations. His territory comprises 19 locations and he supervises approximately 130 team members.
“We’re pleased to add a talented banker and leader to key Equity Bank markets,” said Equity Bank President, Rick Sems. “Our Missouri markets include a wide range of communities and opportunities for Equity. Craig brings more than 30 years of banking experience, and I am eager to watch him guide us into a prosperous future.”
Mr. Dunn most recently worked as an EVP of Commercial Banking at Guaranty Bank in Springfield, Missouri from 2020 to 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Dunn served as President of Regent Bank in Springfield from 2018 to 2020 and served in leadership roles at other institutions for more than 25 years. During that span, he managed a team of commercial lenders before working as a regional president over 17 locations.
Mr. Dunn lives in Republic, Missouri with his family and will office out of Equity’s Clinton location at 615 E. Ohio St. He attended the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He also has his master’s in business administration from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri.