Mark Stapleton Joins Busey Bank as Market President in St. Louis

Continuing to expand and strengthen our leadership structure across the company footprint, we’re pleased to announce Mark Stapleton has joined Busey as Senior Vice President, Market President – St. Louis. Mark—who began his tenure on September 25—will be based out of our Clayton – MO office and will report to Pat Buehring, Executive Vice President – Regional President. 

 

“As we continue to enhance our organizational structure and business model to serve clients throughout Busey’s footprint, we believe Mark’s leadership, vast financial experience and extensive knowledge of the St. Louis market are a perfect fit for Busey’s client-focused culture,” Pat says.

 

A growth orientated finance executive, Mark is a strategic thinker and collaborative leader with more than 30 years of extensive experience in the financial industry, including the past 26 years in the St. Louis area. He comes to Busey from Regions Bank in St. Louis, where he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Banking. His background also includes stints with Fifth Third Bank, Bank of America and Anheuser-Busch, Inc. In his role at Busey, he leads a team responsible for identifying and generating business opportunities with both existing and prospective clients in the St. Louis market.

 

“I’m incredibly excited to join Busey and help lead its St. Louis team,” Mark says. “Busey is well known for its outstanding service, strong leadership and culture and dedication to the clients and communities it serves. It’s an outstanding opportunity and I’m committed to helping the organization grow its unique, relationship-based service model throughout the market.”

 

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Mark received his MBA in Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Indiana University – Bloomington.