BTC Bank Plans Branch Location At Trenton; Witten Will Head Local Facility

BTC Bank plans to establish a branch location in Trenton and is bringing back a former Trenton resident as the new “Trenton Market President.”
Tom Witten and his wife, Cheryl, will be moving back to the community and, according to BTC officials, Witten will soon begin establishing the bank’s 10th local branch in Trenton.
According to BTC Bank President and CEO Doug Fish, the bank is planning to locate in an existing facility within the next 90 days with a long-term goal of having its own facility here.
“Our immediate goal is to find a location and open up quickly within the next 90 days and do what is necessary to get us up and running,” Fish said, adding that he has been working with North Central Missouri Development Alliance Director Micah Landes to find a suitable building. “Long-term, we want to build a building to locate a branch here.”
Fish said the Trenton community “is just the kind of place we want to be in” and that the bank has looked at locating here in the past.
“It checks off everything that we look for,” he said. “It’s a county seat, it’s on a major highway, it has strong education and health care systems and it’s a strong ag community. It just makes sense for us to be here.”
Fish said that getting Witten to join the BTC family was key in moving ahead with establishing a facility in Trenton.
“Tom’s experience has equipped him with a deep understanding of the banking industry as well as an impeccable knowledge of the Trenton community,” Fish said. “Trenton is a location that we’ve wanted to bring the bank to for years and I’m happy to have Tom on board to help make it happen.”
Witten earned his bachelor of science degree in agriculture economics at the University of Missouri and a graduate banking certification from Louisiana State University. He has served as a board member for the North Central Missouri College Foundation, Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation, Trenton City Council, the Wright Memorial Hospital Board and the Trenton Rotary Club. He enjoys golf and spending time with his family, including his three grown children and grandchildren.