Brent Giles Biography and Net Worth

Brent M. Giles has served as a director and CEO of our Company and of Hawthorn Bank since May 2023. For the prior three years, Mr. Giles was the CEO of Wisconsin Bank and Trust and Bank of Blue Valley. From 2003 until the sale in 2019, Mr. Giles served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Bancorp, Inc. and BankLiberty where he took the company public, and through several acquisitions and organic growth, became one of the nation’s top performing community banks. BankLiberty was recognized many times as a “best bank”, “best place to work”, and “strongest mid-size bank”. Prior to 2003, Mr. Giles had several commercial banking roles of increasing responsibility and spent 9 years as an FDIC examiner. Brent received his bachelor’s degree in banking and finance and his MBA both from the University of Missouri where he is still involved by speaking to graduate banking classes.  Mr. Giles provides valuable insight to our board through his extensive experience in the banking industry, including serving as a chief executive officer at a number of financial institutions and his role as CEO.