Bremer Bank Hires Tweiten as Trust Officer in Fargo Fargo, N.D. - January 21, 2010 - Bremer Bank recently hired Russ Tweiten to join the company as a vice president and Trust officer with the Bremer Investment Management and Trust team in Fargo. Tweiten will work with employee benefit, personal trust and investment management accounts. Tweiten joins Bremer with more than 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently he was a consultant at AgCountry Farm Credit Services in Fargo specializing in retirement and succession planning. Prior to that, Tweiten served as a vice president and Trust officer for First International Bank & Trust in Fargo. He has also worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield as assistance vice president of marketing. “Russ is a Fargo native and has extensive experience working with clients on trust and investment management,” said Mona Tedford, vice president and Trust manager in Fargo. “He knows the Fargo community well and will be a welcomed addition to our team. We are excited about his future contributions.” Tweiten has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D. He is an active member of the community, serving on the board for Hospice of the Red River Valley and a variety of other nonprofits. Tweiten also spends time volunteering for Fargo Youth Hockey. Bremer Financial Corporation
Bremer Financial Corporation is a privately-held, $7.8 billion regional financial services company jointly owned by its employees and the Otto Bremer Foundation (OBF). Founded in 1943 by Otto Bremer, the company is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota and provides a comprehensive range of banking, investment, trust and insurance services to more than 100 locations in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. OBF uses its share of dividends to distribute charitable grants to Bremer Bank communities. In 2008, more than $30 million in charitable donations were given across the Bremer footprint and employees donated nearly 93,000 volunteer hours to their communities. For more information, go to bremer.com.
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