Lake City Bank is pleased to announce that it has named Douglas R. Samuels, CTP, Corporate & Institutional Services Manager.

Samuels, who is Vice President, manages sales and coaches sales staff for Treasury Management Services, Merchant/Cardholder Services and Retirement Services. He is also the Commercial Depository Product Manager and a Treasury Management Sales Officer. He has been with the bank since 2006, and he has been working in the financial services industry for 23 years.

Samuels has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Valparaiso University. He is a member of the Association for Financial Professionals and the Association for Financial Professionals of Indiana and has earned the Certified Treasury Professional Certification. He is a board member of Super Shot Inc. and an active volunteer and fundraiser for Junior Achievement of Northeast Indiana.

“We are very pleased to name Doug manager of Corporate & Institutional Services,” said Eric H. Ottinger, Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking Manager. “He has done an excellent job leading our Treasury Management Services team over the last nine years, and his collaboration with our commercial team and dedication to providing clients with comprehensive, progressive solutions will serve him well in leading the CIS team.”

Lake City Bank, a $3.5 billion bank headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, is the fourth largest bank in the state, and the largest bank 100% invested in Indiana. Lake City Bank operates 46 branch offices in northern and central Indiana, delivering technology-driven solutions in a client-centric way to individuals and businesses. The bank is the single bank subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN).