Greg Aase named senior vice president at the State Bank of New Prague

Greg Aase of New Prague has been named senior vice president at the State Bank of New Prague, bank president Bruce A. Wolf announced last week.

Aase’s duties will include managing the retail banking function of the bank and commercial lending responsibilities.

A graduate of New Prague High School, Aase attended the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and received a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Banking and Finance. He began his career employed at the Minnesota Bankers Association and in June of 1990 became a bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

In 1996, he joined Village Bank in St. Francis, as a branch manager. He was promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations in 1999. In 2002, he returned to New Prague and joined Community Security Bank as Vice President of Operations.

Aase was one of the original Board members of Generations Theatre Company, and has served as its Chairman and Treasurer since 2003. He was elected to the New Prague Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors in 2003, and is currently its Vice President/President Elect. He is an active member of the New Prague Arts Council and has participated in a number of community activities since his return to New Prague, including coaching various youth softball and soccer teams.

He and his wife, Anita, are natives of New Prague and enjoy living in their hometown. Their two children, Allison and Madeline, attend St. Wenceslaus School. Anita is an office manager for Clausen, Schoenbauer, Seurer & Webb Ltd. and is the current chairperson of the St. Wenceslaus School Board.

The State Bank of New Prague is one of the largest community banks in the area with a history of more than 120 years of helping the people and businesses in New Prague area prosper and grow. Wolf said. I have known Greg since his employment at the Minnesota Bankers Association. He brings to the bank a very broad and extensive banking background that will be used to help manage our continued growth. His reputation in the community and record of community involvement complement our bank’s history of commitment and service to the community.