Bremer Bank

Grand Forks, N.D. – November 29, 2011 - Bremer Bank announces the hire of Kallie Naastad as a Trust Officer in Grand Forks. Naastad brings more than 10 years of financial services experience and will be working with clients in the areas of investments, trusts and retirement plans.

Naastad joins Bremer from the Minn-Dak Growers LTD in Grand Forks, where she served as the controller. She has also previously held positions at Choice Financial in Fargo as a business development officer and as a bank examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency based in Overland Park, Ks. Naastad has a bachelor’s degree in financial management and accounting from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

“Kallie has a wide variety of financial management and business development experience that will be a tremendous asset to our Trust team in Grand Forks,” said Carol Svendson, vice president in Trust for Bremer in Grand Forks. “She certainly is no stranger to our community either and we look forward to introducing her to our clients in Grand Forks.”

Bremer Financial Corporation
Bremer Financial Corporation is a privately-held, $8 billion regional financial services company 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 its nearly 100 locations in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. OBF uses its share of dividends to distribute charitable grants to Bremer Bank communities. For more information, go to bremer.com.