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Chandler-area banker promoted to market president

Posted 5/4/23

Kurt Johansen has been promoted to market president at Western State Bank.

Johansen will continue to provide strategy and leadership for Western’s commercial banking and residential teams in …

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Chandler-area banker promoted to market president

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Kurt Johansen has been promoted to market president at Western State Bank.

Johansen will continue to provide strategy and leadership for Western’s commercial banking and residential teams in Arizona.

He joined Western in 2019 and has over 30 years of banking experience. Johansen lives in Queen Creek and serves on the board for the Chandler Compadres.

Founded in 1902, Western State Bank is an employee-owned community bank with assets totaling over $1.5 billion. The bank offers full-banking services, investments, and mortgage financing to personal and business customers, as well as nationwide equipment financing services.

Western State Bank has locations in the North Dakota communities of West Fargo, Fargo and Devils Lake, and in the Arizona communities of Casa Grande, Chandler, Deer Valley, Mesa, Scottsdale, Sun City and Sun City West.