Bankers Trust Co. CEO Don Coffin will retire on June 30, following nearly two decades of leadership at the bank. As part of a planned succession, Samantha Mosser, who was named president last year, will succeed Coffin as CEO, effective July 1.

Coffin joined Bankers Trust in 2008 as its chief lending officer before being promoted to president and CEO in 2018. As CEO, he has overseen a period of growth for the state’s largest privately owned bank, with assets growing to $7.5 billion and net income increasing to $81.3 million in 2025, a record year.

“Don’s contributions over the past 18 years have left a lasting mark on Bankers Trust,” John Ruan, chairman of Bankers Trust, said in a prepared statement. “His steady leadership has guided our growth and strengthened our role in the community. The board is confident that under Samantha’s leadership, the bank will continue to thrive, delivering exceptional customer service and sustaining a workplace where our people can excel.”

Coffin’s community involvement over his career includes board roles with Easterseals Iowa, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Iowa Business Growth, Grand View University, Wakonda Club, the Catholic Foundation of Southwest Iowa and Blank Children’s Hospital. He currently serves as a trustee for the UNI Foundation and is a member of the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

Coffin was awarded the Individual Governor’s Volunteer Award in 2011 for his 20 years of service to Easterseals Iowa and Camp Sunnyside. He was a member of the Business Record’s inaugural Forty Under 40 class in 2000, was named the 2016 Forty Under 40 Alumnus of the Year and has been named to the Most Influential Leaders list multiple times.

Mosser was named president of Bankers Trust in July 2025, after serving three years as the bank’s Nebraska market president where she played a key role in growing the bank’s presence from a small loan production office with average earning assets of $289 million in 2021 to a full-service location with average earning assets of more than $750 million today, the bank said in a news release.

Before Bankers Trust, Mosser worked at First National Bank of Omaha and Union Bank & Trust.

“Samantha is an excellent leader and shares a commitment to the values that have contributed to Bankers Trust’s success for more than 100 years,” Coffin said in a statement. “I have full confidence that her industry insight, strategic vision, and care for the strong employee culture the bank has cultivated will guide Bankers Trust through its next chapter.”

Mosser said she is “extremely grateful” to take on the role and for the trust placed in her.

“Working alongside Don has been an incredible experience, and I’m committed to continuing his legacy of excellence while building the next chapter of Bankers Trust’s success,” she said.