The son of the founder of the former Manitowoc County Bank has been honored by the Wisconsin Bankers Association.
During a celebration earlier this month, the WBA unveiled three new plaques on the Leaders in Banking Excellence installation at its headquarters in Madison, including one for Bill Censky.
Censky began his banking career working alongside his father, Gerald Censky, who started the Manitowoc County Bank in the 1960s.
After the bank was sold, Bill Censky transitioned to First Wisconsin/Firstar.
He played a pivotal role in founding Investors Community Bank (ICB) in 1997.
As the initial CEO and Chairman of the Board, Censky guided ICB to significant growth, reaching $1.5 billion in assets before its sale to Nicolet National Bank in 2021.
After transitioning his CEO role around 2012, Censky remained on the Board, helping ICB become a leading agricultural lender with over $1.4 billion in total agricultural loans serviced.
He was also instrumental in taking the bank public and trading on NASDAQ in 2015 and has served on the organizing boards for two other banks.
