Arizona Excellence in Banking 2023 | AZ Big Media | 25 August 2023 | TBA

Arizona Excellence in Banking 2023 is an editorial-only awards program published within the pages of the November/December issue of Az Business Magazine. We will spotlight banking leaders and learn about the financial services institutions that have achieved levels of excellence that help drive Arizona’s business community.

Categories
• Banks of the Year
• Bankers of the Year
• Credit Unions of the Year
• Credit Union Leaders of the Year
• Community Impact

2022 Winners

Excellence in banking: Banks of the Year
• Bell Bank
• JPMorgan Chase
• PNC
• UMB Bank
• Wells Fargo

Bankers of the Year
• Jennifer Anderson, Senior vice president, MidFirst Bank
• Mike Brown, Arizona regional president, WaFd Bank Arizona
• Kevin Cutter, Arizona president, Pacific Premier Bank
• Tina Figueroa, Business banking manager, Wells Fargo
• Jeff Friesen, Southwest region president , Enterprise Bank & Trust
• Kyle Kennedy, Arizona president, Bell Bank
• Ericka LeMaster, Senior managing director, Alliance Bank of Arizona
• Christine Nowaczyk, Corporate banking Arizona executive, BOK Financial
• Seth Philbin, Lead business advisor, Alerus
• Cathleen Walker, Regional president, PNC

Credit Unions of the Year
• Arizona Central Credit Union
• Arizona Federal Credit Union
• Desert Financial Credit Union
• Landings Credit Union
• OneAZ Credit Union

Credit Union Leaders of the Year
• Alan Althouse, President and CEO, TruWest Credit Union
• Jeff Meshey, CEO, Desert Financial Credit Union
• Kim Reedy, President and CEO, OneAZ Credit Union
• Sandra Sagehorn-Elliott, CEO, Vantage West Credit Union
• Robert J. Swick, President and general manager, Hughes Federal Credit Union

Community Impact
• Bank of America
• Desert Financial Credit Union
• FirstBank
• National Bank of Arizona
• OneAZ Credit Union