John Lewis joined Western Bank in 2004 and has over 18 years of banking experience. He worked in multiple areas of the Banking world working his way up from a teller. John is currently a commercial lender, Senior Vice President and Current Board Chair. John graduated from the Madison Graduate School of Banking in 2014.

John has a bachelor’s degree from St. Scholastica in Communication and Art.

WesternBank has a long history in the community. Founded in 1904 as Western State Bank, the institution merged with Home State Bank in 1927 and eventually adopted the name Western National Bank. The original Main Office in West Duluth was built in 1929 and, through an expansion in 2006, was combined with the Express Office originally built in 1985. More recently, the Downtown Office was opened in 1994, and the Hermantown Office was opened in 2019.

WesternBank has been committed to servicing our customers and the local community for over 100 years. As a hometown bank with local decision-making, we are dedicated to producing and offering to our community a wide range of banking services of exceptional value. Utilizing talented, knowledgeable employees and quality, highly accurate delivery systems to provide these products and services to the people of Duluth and its neighboring communities.