Hawthorn Bancshares Announces Results of 2024 Annual Meeting

Company Overview - Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. is a financial-bank holding company headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri, and is the parent company of Hawthorn Bank with multiple locations across Missouri [2]. Board of Directors - At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 4, 2024, four directors were re-elected as Class II directors for three-year terms expiring in 2027: Frank E. Burkhead, Brent M. Giles, Jonathan L. States, and Gus S. Wetzel, III [6]. - The Board of Directors consists of 12 members, including Gregg A. Bexten, Kathleen L. Bruegenhemke, Douglas T. Eden, Philip D. Freeman, Shawna M. Hettinger, Jonathan D. Holtaway, Kevin L. Riley, and David T. Turner [1]. Advisory Directorate - The advisory directorate includes Charles G. Dudenhoeffer and Dr. Gus S. Wetzel, II [1]. Management - Brent M. Giles serves as the Chief Executive Officer and has been a director since 2023 [3]. - Frank E. Burkhead has been a director since 2014 and is co-owner of Burkhead & Associates, LLC [3]. - Jonathan L. States has been a director since 2022 and is a member/owner of Little Dixie Construction [3]. - Gus S. Wetzel, III has been a director since 2018 and owns Meadows Contracting, LLC and Meadows Development Company [3]. Financial Oversight - Shareholders approved the appointment of FORVIS, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 [7].