Hills Bank names new president

Hills Bank and Trust’s board of directors said Monday it has named Lisa Shileny as its president and chief operating officer, effective Nov. 8 of this year.

Shileny joined Hills Bank in 2005 and was promoted to chief operating officer in 2021.

Before that, Shileny served as the bank’s general counsel, operations director and director of administration director and has worked directly with all the business units across the bank.

“Lisa has demonstrated her leadership capabilities throughout her 17-year career at Hills Bank,” CEO Dwight O. Seegmiller said in a news release.

“Over that time, she has been a key part of our leadership team as the bank continues to grow and expand and, more importantly, she understands and believes in community banking.”

Seegmiller, Hills Bank’s previous president, will continue in his role as CEO for the bank and its holding company, Hills Bancorporation.

Shileny began her career in the private practice of law after graduating with a bachelor of arts degree from Central College in 1998 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Iowa College of Law.

She was a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and will graduate in 2023 from the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.

Shileny is the current board chairwoman for Goodwill of the Heartland and also serves on the board of the Iowa City Area Development Group.

Hills Bank, based in Hills, has 19 branch offices across three Eastern Iowa counties, $4 billion in assets and 525 employees. hillsbank.com.