{"id":22783,"date":"2025-11-12T10:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=22783"},"modified":"2025-11-12T10:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:26:51","slug":"midland-states-bancorp-announces-planned-retirement-of-jeffrey-s-mefford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/22783-midland-states-bancorp-announces-planned-retirement-of-jeffrey-s-mefford\/","title":{"rendered":"Midland States Bancorp Announces Planned Retirement of Jeffrey S. Mefford"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p align=\"justify\">Midland States Bancorp, Inc.\u00a0(Nasdaq: MSBI) (the \u201cCompany\u201d), announced today\u00a0Jeffrey S. Mefford\u00a0will retire from his role as President of its wholly-owned subsidiary\u00a0Midland States Bank\u00a0(the \u201cBank\u201d) and as Executive Vice President of the Company on\u00a0June 30, 2026. Mefford has served as President of the Bank for seven years and has been employed with the Bank for 22 years.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cJeff has played a key role in our growth over many years, particularly in strengthening our sales culture and deepening client relationships, and we are immensely grateful for his extensive contributions. We wish Jeff the very best in his retirement and appreciate his commitment to a thoughtful transition over the coming months.\u201d said\u00a0Jeffrey G. Ludwig, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">As part of this succession plan,\u00a0Jeremy A. Jameson\u00a0will be promoted to the newly-created role of Executive\u00a0Vice President &#8211; Chief Banking Officer of\u00a0Midland States Bank\u00a0where he will be responsible for the Regional Presidents, commercial lending and credit, reporting to\u00a0Jeff Ludwig. Jameson currently serves as the Executive Vice President &#8211;\u00a0Chief Credit Officer\u00a0of the Bank.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cJeremy brings deep credit expertise, strong leadership, and a commitment to the communities we serve. I congratulate Jeremy on his planned promotion and look forward to working with him in his new role. We are coordinating closely to ensure a smooth transition with Jeff in the coming months,\u201d Ludwig concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midland States Bancorp, Inc.\u00a0(Nasdaq: MSBI) (the \u201cCompany\u201d), announced today\u00a0Jeffrey S. 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