Company: SYBT
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-007118
Chunk: 32

Company: Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 32
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 Trust Committee.

Ms. Donovanis a Member in the Lexington, Kentucky office of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, a regional law firm practicing out of five cities in Kentucky and Indiana. Ms. Donovan has been with the firm since 2006 and concentrates primarily on corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions and banking matters. She currently serves on the Board of the Lexington Children’s Museum and recently served as a director and President of the Kentucky Bar Foundation, as well as other community nonprofit boards, including the American Heart Association and the John W. Rowe Foundation, Inc. Ms. Donovan has previously participated in Leadership Central Kentucky and the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows program. Her extensive experience in banking and corporate law, as well as her previous experience as a director of another Kentucky-based banking institution, provide additional expertise to our Board and will complement the contributions of our other directors as we continue to develop and execute on our long-term strategies. Ms. Donovan serves on the Credit and Risk Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Bancorp.

Mr. Heintzman retired as Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and the Bank as of September 30, 2018. From October 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018, he held the position of Executive Chairman and he continued to serve as non-executive Chairman of the Boards of Bancorp and the Bank until January 1, 2021. Mr. Heintzman holds an accounting degree, and prior to joining the Bank, worked as a certified public accountant for an international accounting firm. He joined the Bank in 1985 and, prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, held a series of executive positions, including Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and President. In January 2005, he assumed the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Heintzman was instrumental in the Bank’s growth strategies and profitable execution. His commitment to ethical standards set the example for the Bank and its employees, and his tenure and experience in all areas of the business provide a unique perspective of the business and strategic direction of the Company. Mr. Heintzman chairs the Credit and Risk Committee of Bancorp and serves on the Bank’s Trust Committee.

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Mr. Herde holds an accounting degree, is a Certified Public Accountant and joined Baptist Healthcare System, Inc., one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in Kentucky, in 1984 as controller. He served as the