Executive Management

David R. Ball is the President and Chief Executive Officer of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. and PyraMax Bank, FSB joining in 2021. David joined the Correspondent Banking Group at M&I in early 2004, and most recently he served as Managing Director of the Correspondent Banking Division of BMO Harris Bank. Throughout his career, David has assisted many financial institutions by facilitating solutions in areas such as capital planning, treasury and payments, capital markets, international banking, loan participations and others. David earned an undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh and a Masters in Business Administration degree from Marquette University.

Monica Baker is the Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. and PyraMax Bank, FSB. Prior to that, Ms. Baker was appointed Senior Vice President-Chief Brand Officer in January 2014. Ms. Baker began with PyraMax Bank, FSB in 1993 as the Vice President of Marketing/Human Resources/Savings. In August 2000, she was promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing/Human Resources and then in 2010 promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing/Human Resources/Retail Lending. Ms. Baker has been on the Board of Directors since 2006. Prior to being employed with PyraMax Bank, FSB Ms. Baker was the Human Resources Officer at Maritime Savings Bank. She brings with her over 34 years of banking experience, focused on retail banking, retail lending, human resources and marketing. Ms. Baker holds her Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and undergraduate with a double major in Human Resources and Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Ms. Baker’s extensive experience in retail banking, retail lending, human resources and marketing are valuable to our Board of Directors in assessing the performance of PyraMax Bank, FSB.

Mr. Klitzing has nearly 35 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry, with the vast majority of his career in community banking in Wisconsin and Illinois. Prior to joining PyraMax Bank, Mr. Klitzing was the Senior Vice President of Risk Management Solutions at Bankers’ Bank in Madison, WI. In this role, he was responsible for leading the bank’s new Risk Management Solutions division in creating and developing solutions to help community banks build their enterprise risk management program and culture. Mr. Klitzing also served as Regional Vice President of Advia Credit Union upon their acquisition of People’s Bank, Elkhorn, WI, in 2017, where he had served as Chief Financial Officer for the previous 10 years. Prior to joining People’s Bank, Mr. Klitzing was with CIB Marine Bancshares for over 20 years holding various senior and executive level positions, ending as Executive VP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. During his time with CIB Marine, Mr. Klitzing led the finance and accounting team through a significant period of growth and expansion, which included the acquisition and sale of commercial banks, the establishment of de novo banks, branch expansion, capital offerings and the registration of the company’s shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Throughout his career, Mr. Klitzing has been involved in many areas of banking, including financial and regulatory accounting, asset and liability management, enterprise risk management, regulatory relations and compliance, investment portfolio management, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, capital planning and management, business expansion, retail operations, corporate tax planning and investor relations. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois.

Eric T. Hurd is the Senior Vice President-Chief Lending Officer of 1895 Bancorp and PyraMax Bank, FSB. Mr. Hurd has over 22 years of banking experience, including 12 years with the Bank where he served as Senior Vice President – Commercial Lending Officer.  Mr. Hurd graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. 

Daniel K. Kempel was appointed to the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of PyraMax Bank, FSB by the Board of Directors on October 23, 2021. He is responsible for the overall management of PyraMax Bank, FSB’s Credit Administration Department, including loan underwriting, loan review, lending support, loan policies, procedures and processes to ensure the overall quality of PyraMax Bank, FSB’s loan portfolio. Prior to being appointed to Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, Dan served as Senior Vice President, Manager Credit Administration. He joined PyraMax Bank in June 2016 as Senior Credit Analyst. Dan has over 18 years of commercial lending and credit administration experience. Prior to working at PyraMax Bank, FSB, he was Lead Portfolio Manager at Associated Bank in their middle market group in Milwaukee.