Old National Bancorp chairman and CEO James 'Jim' C. Ryan III has been named chair-elect of the American Bankers Association, the Evansville-based bank announced Oct. 27.
The announcement was made at the ABA's annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ryan is part of the association's 2026-27 officer group, led by chair Catherine Owen of Arkansas.
Ryan joined Old National in 2005 and has served as chairman and CEO since 2019, after earlier roles that included chief financial officer, director of corporate development and mortgage banking, integration executive and treasurer. Before Old National, he held senior finance positions at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Old Kent Financial Corp.
Locally, Ryan chairs the Deaconess Health System board and serves as vice chair of the Evansville Regional Business Committee, alongside roles with the Southwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership and other civic groups. He is also a past chair of the ABA's American Bankers Council and chairs the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America board.
Old National is the holding company of Old National Bank, headquartered in Evansville with roots dating to 1834. The company reports about $74 billion in assets and $41 billion in assets under management, ranking it among the largest banking companies headquartered in the United States.
