Merchants Bancorp  announced appointment of Tamika Catchings and Thomas Dinwiddie to the company's board of directors. With these new appointments, Catchings and Dinwiddie join a group of 11 distinguished members of the company board. Most recently, Catchings had served as vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Indiana Fever, working directly with the coaching staff and maintaining day-to-day operations for the organization.

Dinwiddie is a partner at the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP and his practice focuses on the areas of real estate, real estate finance, real estate development and mortgage banking. He has been a director of Merchants Bank of Indiana since 2002. As a member of the board of directors, Catchings and Dinwiddie will be responsible for business and risk management oversight, monitoring management performance and helping advise management decisions.