Jordan Ruppert rejoins Peoples Bank & Trust

Jordan M. Ruppert recently re-joined Peoples Bank & Trust as VP, Business Banking.  Jordan previously worked for Peoples Bank from March 2018 through September 2020.  Jordan has moved back to Illinois after residing in Kansas.

In his role with the Bank, Jordan will develop and build business and agricultural credit relationships.  Jordan will be based out of the Taylorville location, but will service customers throughout Central Illinois.  He is eager to begin his position and looks forward to meeting and serving many new clients.

“It is great to have Jordan re-join our Business Banking team. We believe he will be a tremendous asset to our Bank and to the Taylorville community”, said John Gardner, Peoples Bank & Trust President and CEO.  “He has a wide range of business experience and has shown professional character in every job he has done. We are pleased that he is back and part of our team.”

Jordan is a native of Witt and graduated from Nokomis High School.  He received an Associates degree from Lincoln Land Community College and a Bachelors Degree in Agri-Business Economics from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.  After college, he began his banking career at Security National Bank in Witt and was commercial/ag lender for CNB Bank & Trust Hillsboro location prior to joining Peoples in 2018.

Peoples Bank & Trust is a locally owned and managed independent community bank with ten offices located in Altamont, Charleston, Chatham, Morrisonville, Palmyra, Pana, Taylorville, Tower Hill, Waverly and White Hall.  Peoples is a full service bank offering outstanding customer service to consumers, small business and farmers in Central Illinois.  People First Bancshares, Inc., with corporate offices in Pana, Illinois, is the holding company for Peoples Bank & Trust.