Zach Bawel, President and Chief Operating Officer of Jasper Engines and Transmissions has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Jasper based German American Bancorp.
Bawel has also been appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, and to the board of directors of the Company’s bank subsidiary, German American Bank.
Bawel, a 1983 graduate of Jasper High School holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University School of Business.
He has been with Jasper Engines- a 100% Associate-Owned, 75 year-old Jasper based company with over 3,000 employees nationwide since 1987. He has over 30 years of sales, distribution and management experience with the company, having served as President since 2011.
Bawel currently also serves on the executive committee and on the board of directors of Jasper Engines and is a member of the advisory board of WireCrafters LLC, the nation’s leading manufacturer of woven and welded wire partitions and other related material handling products.
German American Chairman and CEO Mark Schroeder says the company has been fortunate to have had the benefit of Zach’s counsel as a regional advisory board member for the past five years. He added that in addition to his strong business acumen, Zach also comes to their Corporate Board with a solid base of understanding of the banking industry and German American’s unique customer-centric, community-focused business model and culture.
Bawel says German American has a proven business model and strategy focused on taking care of clients, which has greatly enhanced shareholder value. He says he looks forward to continuing to serve the Company’s shareholders, clients, and local communities as a Corporate Board member.
Bawel has served since July 2013 on German American’s regional advisory board for the Dubois, Perry, and Spencer County markets.
