Mercantile Bank of Michigan appoints three directors
Staff Writer |
Grand Rapids, Mich., USA - Mercantile Bank of Michigan announced the appointment of three new members to the board of directors: Diane Maher, Joseph Jones, and Kurt Hassberger.
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Diane Maher currently serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer for DP Fox Ventures, a diversified management company with interests in real estate, transportation, fashion, sports and entertainment.
Ms. Maher is also the President and Chief Operating Officer for Fox Motor Group, a retail automotive and powersports group representing 32 locations and 42 brands.
Ms. Maher started at DP Fox Ventures in 1993 as the firm's Vice President of Finance, after previously serving as a financial consultant to the company during her tenure at Deloitte & Touche LLP as an audit manager.
She is also locally involved, serving as a board member for the West Michigan Policy Forum, as well as serving Our Daily Bread Ministries as a Global Board Member and previously as the Finance and Audit Committee Chair.
Ms. Maher is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in accountancy from Ferris State University.
Joseph Jones has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of West Michigan since 2011, and also currently serves as a Commissioner representing Grand Rapids' Second Ward – a position he has held since 2016.
Prior to these roles, Mr. Jones was the President and Chief Executive Officer of E.E. Milestone & Associates, as well as a Managing Partner of the Strategic Communications Group, LLC.
He is the Co-Chair of the Urban Core Collective (UCC) and serves as a board member for myriad local and regional associations.
Mr. Jones holds a Bachelor of Communication Arts degree from Oakland University, a Master of Arts degree from Cornerstone University, and Executive Education Certificates from Dartmouth, Stanford and New York University.
Kurt Hassberger currently serves as Chairman of the Board and President for Rockford Development Group.
Mr. Hassberger has been an attorney since 1978 and began representing Rockford Construction on legal matters in 1988 with particular emphasis on zoning, municipal and real estate issues.
Mr. Hassberger joined the company as general counsel in 1995 and was named Chief Operating Officer in 1997 – a position he held until 2013. ■