Board of Directors & Executive Officers
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financial strength, customer service, convenience and quality financial products will be a top priority at Platte Valley Bank; and
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through our banking business and city involvements, we pledge our time and efforts towards making each and every community in Wyo-Braska a better place to work and prosper...and to raise our families
H. Hod Kosman
Chairman, CEO & President of the Platte Valley Financial Service Companies, Inc., also referred to as Platte Valley Companies and the parent company; Chairman and Director of Tri-County Bank-Cheyenne, WY; Chairman, CEO & President of Platte Valley Bank-Scottsbluff, NE; and Chairman & Director of Platte Valley Bank-Torrington, WY.
The Kosman Banking Family goes back to the early 1900’s, when Hod Kosman’s Grandfather and Uncle started Scottsbluff National Bank in 1909. Kosman has 32 years of banking experience, starting at Scottsbluff National Bank-Scottsbluff, NE, and became President of the Nebraska state-wide FirsTier Bank-Scottsbluff (previously Scottsbluff National Bank) in 1989 through 1995. In 1996 Kosman and his family announced the opening of a new financial organization to serve Wyo-Braska. Since that time he has served as Director, Chairman, President and CEO of the Platte Valley Companies financial and insurance organization in WY and NE. He has been recognized as a community leader, has held and continues to serve on numerous civic and community boards. He has been a resident of the Western Nebraska communities for over 50 years. Kosman is a graduate of the University of Nebraska in 1971 and did graduate work at Arizona State University. He also attended the Colorado Graduate School of Banking in 1978. On April 24, 1999 he received the Alumni Achievement Award from the Nebraksa Alumni Association.
Donald F. Roth
Director / Vice Chairman of Tri-County Bank-Cheyenne, WY; Director / Vice Chairman of Platte Valley Bank-Torrington, WY; Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Board Secretary of Platte Valley Financial Service Companies, Inc., Platte Valley Bank-Scottsbluff, NE.
Don Roth started his banking experience in 1971. He has worked in all areas of banking, to include: operations, lending and management. He is currently responsible for the management of all eight Platte Valley Bank locations in Nebraska and Wyoming. Roth has been very active in local community activities in the Scottsbluff-Gering area since 1971, having served on several civic and public boards, and continues to be very active in the community. His education includes a B.A. Degree in Business Administration from Chadron State College, and is a graduate of the Colorado School of Banking. Roth also served as an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers, to include a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam
Bob Peck
Director of Tri-County Bank, Cheyenne, WY
Bob Peck is currently the Chief Financial Officer for the Wyoming Department of Health. He graduated from the Ouachita Baptist University with a degree in accounting. Bob has served as director of Tri-County Bank since 2001. Prior to joining the Wyoming Department of Health, he was Group Vice President of Call Center Operations for Trilegiant Corporation in Cheyenne. Bob is currently a member of the Cheyenne Airport Board. He has also served on the boards of Cheyenne Leads, the United Way of Laramie County, the Cheyenne Business Leadership Network and The Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Foundation.
Joseph P. Guth
Corporate President of all Platte Valley Banks-WY; Board Member / Secretary of Tri-County Bank-Cheyenne, WY; Community President/COO/Director of Platte Valley Bank-Torrington, WY.
Joe Guth grew upon a farm in Torrington, WY. He graduated from the University of Wyoming and graduated from the Graduate School of Banking in 1995. He currently serves on the Goshen County Development Corporation and Eastern Wyoming College Foundation. He is an active member of the Torrington community, which includes membership in the Torrington Rotary Club. His banking experience includes commercial lending, ag lending and executive administration.
James E. Kozal
Director of Tri-County Bank-Cheyenne, WY; Senior Vice President / Cashier / CFO, Platte Valley Financial Service Companies, Inc.; Platte Valley Bank-Scottsbluff, NE; and Platte Valley Bank-Torrington, WY.
Jim Kozal became involved in banking in 1978, with experience in all areas of operation to include item processing, deposit accounting, wire transfer, cash management collections, accounting and budgeting. He has also had extensive customer contract experience selling bank services and creating value added customer relationships. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer for the holding company and its subsidiaries as well as Director / Vice President / Cashier for the Platte Valley Bank-Torrington, WY and Vice President / Cashier for the Platte Valley Bank-Scottsbluff, NE. He has been a member of the Scottsbluff/Gering communities since 1971. Koza’ls education includes a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska and he graduated from the Colorado Graduate School of Banking; and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
Earl F. Warren, Jr.
Senior Vice President / Board Member of Tri-County Bank-Cheyenne, WY; Senior Vice President / Board Member of Platte Valley Bank-Torrington, WY.
Earl Warren has 25 years of banking experience. Affordable housing issues are of major importance to him while working primarily in residential and commercial real estate. He is an expert in secondary markets and government lending. After graduating from the University of Wyoming with two degrees (one in international studies in 1972 and one in accounting in 1983), Warren moved his family to Torrington in 1992 and has been involved in numerous community activities. He is also a Veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Donald L. Smith
Director of Tri-County Bank-Cheyenne, WY; Director, Vice Chairman of the Platte Valley Financial Service Companies, Inc.,; and Platte Valley Bank-Scottsbluff, NE; Director of Platte Valley Bank-Torrington, WY.
Don Smith has been involved in banking with the Kosman Banking Family for 48 years, with experience in all aspects of the industry, including lending, operations, investments and trust services. He has been a member of the Scottsbluff/Gering communities for 65 years, and has held memberships in several civic and philanthropic organizations. His education includes an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts from Nebraska Western College, and is a graduate of the Colorado School of Banking.
Patrick Collins
Director, Tri-County Bank, Cheyenne, WY
Rick Flood
Community President/COO, Director of Tri-County Bank-Cheyenne, WY.
Rick Flood grew up in Thermopolis, in north-central Wyoming, and attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie. After graduating from UW in l983 with a BS in Finance, Rick began his commercial banking career in Cheyenne. Over the next 20 years, Rick worked as a consumer, commercial and real estate loan officer. He was also a branch and regional manager for several banks in Wyoming. In 2002, Rick and his family relocated to Loveland, CO, where he managed the residential lending department for Union Colony Bank in Greeley, CO and then at First National Bank of Fort Collins, CO. Rick joined Tri-County Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in September of 2007, then became President/COO in November of 2007. Over the years Rick has been actively involved with many community and charitable causes, including: United Way, March of Dimes, American Cancer Society, MS Society, youth sports programs, the chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Boards.
Ed Haak
Director, Tri-County Bank, Cheyenne, WY
Ed Haak is currently the Construction Manager for B&L Land Company, LLC of Wyoming. Ed is involved in land developing and the construction of single family homes in the JL Ranch Subdivision located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Previously, Ed was the President and Owner of Star Aggregates, Inc. This was a highway construction firm dealing in road construction in Cheyenne and highways throughout Wyoming. He organized and operated Star Aggregates, Inc. for 25 years before selling it in August 2007. Ed has served as a director for Tri-County Bank since 2005.