Mike Klumpp, Citibank, Sioux Falls, and Jesse Block, First Fidelity Bank, Platte, have been appointed to the SDBA Board of Directors. The SDBA is the professional and trade association for South Dakota’s financial services industry and helps educate, advocate and grow a diverse mix of financial institutions throughout the state.

Mike Klumpp
As site president for Citibank in Sioux Falls, Mike Klumpp is responsible for driving and executing site governance, people strategy, site culture and community involvement. A native of northwest Iowa, Klumpp earned a finance degree at Iowa State University prior to joining Citi in 1988 as a financial analyst. He has served in a variety of managerial roles in security operations and fraud prevention and, in addition to his role as site president, is currently the director of control for Citi’s Global Consumer Bank Fraud Prevention group.

Throughout his career, Klumpp has had a long history of sharing his time and talents. He has served in leadership roles for the United Way, the Brandon Valley School Board and the Brandon Valley Athletic Booster Club. He has represented Citi on the Visa Risk Executive Council and is a current member of the Board of Directors for Citi Trust South Dakota. 

Klumpp and his wife, Jean, have four adult children and reside in rural Sioux Falls. 

As an SDBA director, Klumpp wants to continue Citi’s tradition of active engagement and contribution to the SDBA. Klumpp is filling a two-year term on the SDBA Board of Directors.

Jesse Block
Jesse Block serves as a vice president at First Fidelity Bank and manager of its Platte branch. He is also a member of the bank’s Board of Directors. Block has a degree in business administration from Dakota Wesleyan University. He serves on the SDBA Emerging Leaders Work Group, which he has chaired. Block began his banking career at Great Western Bank as an ag lending trainee and joined First Fidelity Bank in 2012 as an ag loan officer. In 2019, he was named VP and manager and appointed to the bank’s Board of Directors. 

Block has been very involved in his community. He currently serves on the Platte Community Memorial Hospital Board of Directors and is the past president and board member of the Platte Area Chamber of Commerce. He has served as a board member of the Platte Black Panther Booster Club and as a deacon at First Reformed Church of Platte. 

Block and his wife, Amanda, have been married for 12 years. They have three children: Berkley (11), Cade (9) and Baylor (5).

Block was appointed to represent the SDBA’s Emerging Leaders Work Group on the SDBA Board of Directors, and his term is for one year. Block’s goal as an SDBA director is to continue to grow emerging leaders programming and strengthen ties with emerging industry leaders to the SDBA and the banking industry as a whole.

A complete list of the SDBA Board of Directors is available at www.sdba.com/sdba-board-of-directors.