Fort Atkinson, WI – March 2024 – PremierBank, a locally-owned community bank based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin has announced the addition of John Meyer to its Board of Directors.

PremierBank’s Chairman, President, and CEO, Russ Turk said, “We are thrilled to welcome John as the newest director to our Board of Directors. As a Fort Atkinson native, John’s deep understanding of our area coupled with decades of executive experience leading a global organization will help to guide our strategic initiatives as we continue our growth trajectory as one of this region’s leading community banks.”

Meyer is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Holstein Association USA, Inc. (HAUSA), headquartered in Brattleboro, Vermont. HAUSA is the world’s largest dairy breed organization.

Born and raised in Fort Atkinson, Meyer graduated from Fort Atkinson High School, earned a business/communications degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and then began his career in sales and marketing for Nasco. For the last three decades, he has held leadership roles with breed associations, first as the CEO of Beloit-based Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Association starting in 1996. Then, in 2001, Meyer was hired as HAUSA’s CEO. With headquarters in Brattleboro, Vermont, Meyer relocated there, where he was active in the community serving as board member for both the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Board and the Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce for many years.

Throughout Meyer’s career, he has actively contributed to a variety of industry boards and committees including serving as president of the National Pedigreed Livestock Council; chairman of the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding; president of Dairy Shrine; member of the National Mastitis Council Board of Directors; member of the Animal ID Task Force of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture; councilor for the World Holstein Friesian Federation; and member of the World Dairy Expo’s Dairy Cattle Exhibitor Committee.

As an accomplished agri-business leader, Meyer received the National Pedigreed Livestock Council’s “Continuous Service” award in 2010 and the National Dairy Shrine’s “Guest of Honor” award in 2021, which is the highest recognition of a contemporary dairy industry leader awarded by the Dairy Shrine. Meyer’s late father, Eugene C. Meyer, former editor of Hoard’s Dairyman received the Dairy Shrine Guest of Honor award in 1986, making the Meyers the first father and son to have received the prestigious award.

Meyer and his wife, Vicki, now reside in Jefferson County, Wisconsin; Meyer works in downtown Fort Atkinson where he is currently busy establishing HAUSA’s Wisconsin office, the Association’s third location.

About PremierBank

PremierBank was established over 160 years ago in 1863 and remains a locally owned community bank that prides itself on building strong partnerships with the businesses and residents in Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties. PremierBank is committed to serving its customers with personalized service and convenient financial products as a trusted financial partner. With $537 million in assets, PremierBank has nine convenient office locations in Fort Atkinson, Janesville, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Sullivan, and Whitewater, including a full-service Wealth Management division.