Jerome E. Schwind has assumed the role of top executive at Isabella Bank Corporation, the eleventh such leader in the community bank's 120-year history. Schwind was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Isabella Bank Corporation and Chief Executive Officer of Isabella Bank by the corporate Board of Directors last April and stepped into the position on Jan. 5. He succeeds Jae A. Evans, who retired after serving in those roles for a decade.

Schwind had been Bank President since late 2015, previously serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, and Mecosta Division President. He has chaired the Michigan Bankers Association and Middle Michigan Development Corporation. He has served on the boards of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance, Mecosta County Medical Center, Leadership Mecosta, Big Rapids Area Industrial Development Corporation and Mecosta County Economic Development Corporation.

He has been both a Kiwanis and Rotary member. Evans was CEO from January 2014 to January 2024. He will continue to leverage his 47 years of banking experience as a member of both the corporate and bank Boards of Directors.