First Mid Bancshares : Kyle Grafford Named Branch Manager II at First Mid Bank & Trust

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December 7, 2020

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KYLE GRAFFORD NAMED BRANCH MANAGER II

AT FIRST MID BANK & TRUST

MATTOON, IL - First Mid Bank & Trust welcomes Kyle Grafford to the deposit services team as Branch Manager II. Grafford will be managing the Peoria Knoxville and Peoria Adams banking centers, located at 1021 W Bird Boulevard and 230 SW Adams Street, Suite 100, respectively.

Grafford, an alumnus of Bradley University, joins First Mid with 13 years of banking experience, ten of them being in a management role. As Branch Manager II, Grafford is responsible for leading the banking teams to ensure exceptional customer and team member experience and overseeing the operational and sales function of both locations. Outside of work, he serves on the operating committee for EP!C, a not-for-profit human service agency based in Peoria that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the state of Illinois.

About First Mid Bancshares, Inc.: First Mid Bancshares, Inc. is the parent company of First Mid Bank & Trust, N.A., First Mid Insurance Group and First Mid Wealth Management Company. First Mid Bank & Trust was first chartered in 1865 and has since grown into a $4.5 billion community-focused organization that provides financial services through a network of banking centers in Illinois and Missouri and a loan production office in Indiana. More information about the Company is available on our website at www.firstmid.com. Our stock is traded in The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the ticker symbol "FMBH."