We worked closely together for the first five years post-merger to join these two strong, community focused organizations together along with their varying cultures, while assessing our employee strengths to prepare for some upcoming retirements of key executives. Rankin said the timing was right for the move, “The CEO/President of Merrill Federal Savings and Loan, Mark Zulliger, was a great fit as a successor executive to lead the combined organization forward. Over five years ago, as we analyzed the future of the bank, it was apparent that a growth strategy of a merger with Merrill Federal Savings and Loan would certainly be in the best interest of both organizations.” “Succession management becomes a great focus as an executive reaches various milestones in their career. The friendships formed with community members and co-workers are priceless,” Rankin said. The joy experienced serving the community is unparalleled. “I have enjoyed an extremely rewarding career at Tomahawk Community Bank for 40+ years. I am excited to see us into the next 170 years,” Zulliger said.įormer CEO Kathy Rankin, who has held the role in Tomahawk for the past 12 years and jointly since the two community banks merged, will continue her leadership, taking on the role of President and remaining on the Board. My shift into this role was a very purposeful part of that plan to excel this organization that shares over 170 years of combined community history. The past five years have allowed us to work in unison to develop a shared culture and bring our teams together to best serve our customers of today and tomorrow. “It was always the intent of our merger to bring two great organizations together and ultimately create a succession plan to bring together the leadership, securing a long and successful future for our joint financial institution. Most recently CEO and President of Merrill Federal Savings and Loan, he worked on the 2016 merger that brought the Tomahawk and Merrill banks together. Zulliger started his career in banking more than 30 years ago as a part-time teller in college and propelled to his first leadership role in 1998 and CEO role in 2005. Mark Zulliger has been appointed CEO at Tomahawk Community Bank and will oversee all operations and strategic planning for the future of the bank.
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