First Internet Bancorp (OTCQB:FIBP), parent company of First Internet
Bank of Indiana (www.firstib.com),
a premier provider of online retail and business banking services
nationwide, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ann Murtlow to its
Board of Directors. Ms. Murtlow will join the Board in January 2013,
expanding the Board to seven directors, six of whom are independent
directors.
“Ann will offer a distinct perspective on the economy to our Board,”
said David B. Becker, Chairman of the Board of Directors and founder of
First Internet Bank. “She has uncommon insight on the banking industry,
macroeconomic factors, and the Central Indiana business community. We
welcome her contribution.”
“I have followed the First Internet Bank success story with a great deal
of interest,” said Ms. Murtlow. “To play a role in the growth of this
company is a great honor. I am delighted to have an opportunity to make
an impact on the region’s business community in a new way.”
Ms. Murtlow recently completed a third term as a Director of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago and is currently the principal in her consulting
firm, AM Consulting LLC. From 2002-2011, Ms. Murtlow was the President
and CEO of Indianapolis Power & Light Company, making her one of the few
female CEOs in the electric utility industry. Her past and present board
affiliations include: Central Indiana Community Foundation, Central
Indiana Corporate Partnership, Economic Club of Indiana, Edison Electric
Institute, Herff Jones, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Indiana Energy
Association, Indianapolis Zoological Society, The Mind Trust and Women’s
Fund of Central Indiana.
About First Internet Bancorp
First Internet Bancorp (OTCQB: FIBP), the parent company of First
Internet Bank of Indiana, is privately capitalized with over 220 private
and corporate investors. First Internet Bank opened for business in
1999. The Bancorp became the parent of the Bank effective March 21, 2006.
About First Internet Bank
First Internet Bank of Indiana (First IB) is the first state-chartered,
FDIC-insured institution to operate solely via the Internet and has
customers in all 50 states. Deposit services include checking accounts,
regular and money market savings accounts with industry-leading interest
rates, CDs and IRAs. First IB also offers consumer loans, conforming
mortgages, jumbo mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, and
commercial loans. First IB is a wholly owned subsidiary of First
Internet Bancorp.
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