F&M Bank promotes Eric Faust to chief operating officer

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  • Farmers & Merchants Bancorp promoted Eric Faust to EVP, chief operating officer; he joined in 2022 as chief risk officer.
  • Faust will run bank operations, enterprise risk management, information technology, information security, legal, compliance.
  • Melody Charlton was appointed chief legal and compliance officer; she previously held compliance leadership roles at Prudential Financial, GE Capital.
  • Benét Rupp will continue as EVP, chief people officer following an interim period; she returned in late 2025 from prior roles at F&M.
  • Chief lending officer Dave Gerken will take added oversight of regional presidents; he joined in 2016, became chief lending officer in 2024.


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