Branstad names new superintendent of banking
Ron Hansen, chairman and CEO of Liberty Trust & Savings Bank in Durant, has been named superintendent of the Iowa Division of Banking, beginning Nov. 16. Hansen replaces Jim Schipper, who retired Oct. 8 after serving since January 2011. Hansen is active in the Iowa Bankers Association and American Bankers Association. He has a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado. His appointment must be confirmed by the Iowa Senate.