German American Bancorp, Inc. and its banking subsidiary, German American Bank, announced that Scott Powell has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer, effective April 1, 2024. Powell will succeed current Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, Keith A. Leinenbach, who will be retiring. Leinenbach will retire after 24 years with the organization and over 40 years of broad-based banking industry experience.

Keith has been a trusted steward of German American?s credit culture for decades and has provided exceptional executive leadership over the years. Powell joined German American Bank through the acquisition of First Security Bank in 2018 where he served as an executive and Chief Credit officer. He currently serves in the role of Regional Credit Officer at German American.

Scott brings vast credit administrative experience with nearly 34 years of commercial risk and banking experience at community and large national banks. Powell resides in Newburgh, Indiana.  He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from McKendree University and his MBA from the University of Southern, Indiana.