Lake City Bank is pleased to announce that it has promoted Nicholas A. Toney to Commercial Banking Officer.

Toney, who is an Assistant Vice President, has been with the bank since 2007, most recently as a Senior Loan Administration Officer in commercial banking. As a Commercial Banking Officer he will work with businesses in the Fort Wayne area to provide financing and banking solutions.

Toney has a bachelor’s degree in business education from Grace College and is also a graduate of the Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana (YLNI) Leadership Institute. He is a member and committee chair of YLNI and a board member of the Euell A. Wilson Center and of the Risk Management Association. He volunteers with Junior Achievement.

“We are very pleased to have Nick join our team of Commercial Banking Officers,” said Eric H. Ottinger, Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking Manager. “He is already familiar with the business environment and our commercial clients in the Fort Wayne area, and he has a passion for providing those clients with the products and services they need to grow and prosper.”

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).