Lake City Bank is pleased to announce that Ben A. Rice has joined its Commercial South team as Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer, serving Warsaw and the surrounding areas.

In this position, Rice develops relationships with commercial clients to provide financing and banking solutions. Previously, he was a Vice President, Credit Administration Manager. He has been with the bank for 12 years.

Rice has a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) (currently known as Purdue Fort Wayne) and is Credit Risk Certified (CRC) by the Risk Management Association. He is a Trustee on the Warsaw Community Public Library Board of Trustees where he serves as treasurer, an Indiana Bankers Association member and Risk Management Association member.

Lake City Bank, a $6.6 billion bank headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, is the sixth largest bank headquartered in the state, and the largest bank 100% invested in Indiana. Lake City Bank operates 52 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).