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QCR in Illinois promotes long-time CFO to become its next CEO

QCR Holdings in Moline, Ill., will soon have a new leader.

The $9.1 billion-asset company said in a press release that Larry Helling will retire as CEO at its May 22 annual meeting. Todd Gipple, QCR’s president and chief financial officer, will succeed Helling, who will serve as a part-time adviser after his retirement.

Nick Anderson, the company’s chief accounting officer, will become CFO. Gipple has served as the CFO since 2000; he became president in 2019.

“Larry has left an indelible mark on the entire organization,” Marie Ziegler, QCR’s chair, said in the release. “Larry’s focus on our clients, shareholders and employees through his emphasis on local control of our banking subsidiaries has been critical in guiding us through the past several years.”

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