Congratulations Jason Winter!

Perry Forst, CSB CEO, and Jason Winter, CSB president

By Perry Forst
Citizens State Bank CEO

If you check out the articles in our quarterly newsletters, you know about the many great things happening at Citizens State Bank. I am truly excited to announce a very important event that occurred at the bank’s annual meeting held January 10, 2022. The board of directors promoted Jason Winter to president from his current position as senior vice president – senior lender.

The board recognized back in 2015 that Jason possessed the dedication, personality and leadership skills to be the next president of Citizens State Bank. Jason and I developed and implemented a plan over the last several years to fully prepare him to be the next leader of this outstanding independent community bank. Jason is only the seventh person to serve as president in the 108-year history of Citizens State Bank Norwood Young America.

Anyone who has had the opportunity to work with Jason would agree that Citizens is in very capable hands. Jason began his career with the bank on July 1, 2008. Jason will continue to be a member of the board of directors. He was first elected to the board in 2015.

I will retain my daily duties of CEO until December 31, 2022, at which time I will retire from Citizens State Bank. The year 2022 will provide ample time to complete the transition of my remaining responsibilities to Jason. I will continue to be a member of the board of directors after I retire as an employee of the bank.

I started working at the bank in January of 1985 and was promoted to president in 1999. The bank has been fortunate to have maintained stability throughout my 23 years as president with a solid, experienced staff. I am thankful beyond words for the 37 years of customers, co-workers, bank owners, and the local community as a whole.

I strongly believe management continuity is an important element for the long-term success of the bank and its customers. I am confident Jason’s promotion will ensure the stability, focus and innovation of the bank will continue well into the future.