Higgs Named CFO at Dieterich Bank

Stephanie Higgs has been named Chief Financial Officer of Dieterich Bank. She will assume the role the first of May when current CFO Jason Semple begins his position as Chief Executive Officer.

Higgs' responsibilities will include oversight of the overall financial operations of the organization including accounting and financial reporting, income and deferred tax accounting, and budgeting and analysis.

Jason Semple noted, “I have worked alongside Stephanie, and I have complete and total confidence in her abilities to fill this role. She has a superior work ethic, well-honed operating skills, and the knowledge and drive to move the organization forward.”

Higgs joined the bank in 2012 as Internal Audit Manager and was named Vice President Corporate Controller in 2019. She has served the bank in various capacities including internal audit, accounting, and finance. Prior to joining the Bank, she worked in internal audit at Archer Daniels Midland. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Eastern Illinois University. She is a certified internal auditor, completed the Lake Land College Center for Business and Industry Leadership Series and completed the Graduate School of Banking’s Financial Managers School at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She is also a former treasurer and board member of the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce’s young business network extension.

Stephanie resides in Teutopolis with her husband Vince and daughter Collins.

About Dieterich Bank Dieterich Bank, a unit of Prime Banc Corp., has approximately $1.2 billion in assets with 13 locations in South Central Illinois and the Metro East region, as well as a loan production office in South County, St. Louis. For the past four years the bank has been recognized as a Best Places to Work in Illinois. For more information, visit Dieterich Bank’s website at www.dieterichbank.com.