About Sterling Bank
 

More than a year after opening the first newly chartered bank in Poplar Bluff in 40 years, Sterling Bank continues to mark it’s commitment to building a Great Community Bank …

From our state of the art facility to state of the art service …

From a Sterling Community to a Sterling Bank …

Where good answers, fast answers and local answers is not merely a slogan, but a way of doing business.

Thanks once again for being a part of and helping us build a Great Community Bank.

Yours truly,

Kenneth E. Poteet

Chairman and C.E.O

Board of Directors

Dan Coffman, Ken Poteet, Brenda Brown, Slug Hefner, Ken Maddox and Max Ross.

Supporting Our Community

Sterling Bank is proud to give back to the community we serve.  Listed below are just a few of the organizations we support.
 

Executive Officer

Ken Poteet, Chairman and CEO

Ken Poteet was born and raised in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.  After graduating from Poplar Bluff High School, he received his bachelors degree from Southwest Missouri State University.  He is also a graduate of the Southwest Graduate School of Banking of Southern Methodist University.

Mr. Poteet has been in the banking industry in the Poplar Bluff area for more than 22 years, including serving as a senior executive officer since 1989.  He has previously served as a director of the Missouri Bankers Association.

He lives in Poplar Bluff with his three children, McLane, Corey and Allison.

Sterling Snapshots