Alberts Appointed Market President for Baylake Bank

December 16, 2013 -- GreenBay, WI

Baylake Bank Vice President-Commercial Banking Manager Jamie Alberts has been promoted to the position of Market President for Baylake Bank's Green Bay area region. As Market President he will lead the commercial banking and private banking teams and assist in driving Baylake Bank's growth in wealth services and retail banking, as well as participate in Baylake Bank's community involvement in the region.

According to Baylake Bank President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Cera, the promotion recognizes the many contributions Alberts has made to clients, fellow employees, and shareholders of Baylake Bank during his 18 years with the company and provides him with additional leadership and business development responsibilities as Baylake Bank continues to expand its business and retail client base in the Green Bay area.

"With his foundation and experience as a commercial banker, Jamie will continue to work with a variety of Baylake Bank business clients in Brown and Door Counties and has a great team of experienced specialists in finance, wealth services, private banking and retail banking to collaborate with him. Jamie has also joined the Senior Management Team, and I look forward to the perspective he will bring to our team," said Cera.

Alberts earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Carroll University in 1995. He began working with Baylake Bank shortly thereafter, and has worked in the bank's Commercial Banking group for more than 16 years. He currently serves as a board member for Door Cancer Inc., and is an active volunteer for charitable organizations throughout Door and Brown Counties.

"It's extremely rewarding to be able to provide this leadership opportunity to such a deserving and integral mentor and role model within our bank. Jamie lives the mission of our company, and enthusiastically accepted the role with the unique opportunities and challenges it presents. I look forward with anticipation as to what he and our professional Green Bay area banking team will be able to achieve," Cera added.

Baylake Bank is a subsidiary of Baylake Corp. (BYLK), a one-bank holding company headquartered in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Baylake Bank provides banking and financial services from 20 community financial centers located throughout Northeast Wisconsin.

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