Meet Our Staff

It is my pleasure to bring you the first edition of The PrivateBank eNews. It is intended to serve as one of the ways in which we will communicate with you to bring you insight into our values and culture and advise you of ways in which we might be of assistance in your efforts to Create, Build and Preserve Your Wealth.

We’ll also use The PrivateBank eNews to make you aware of upcoming meetings, community events and information about our products and services.

At The PrivateBank, we are committed to provide each Client with extraordinary service as we work to build long term banking and wealth management relationships with you.

We strive to play an important role in providing our clients with the financial services, products and tools as well as the knowledge and understanding they need to reach their financial objectives.

As The PrivateBank grows in Kansas City, it is my personal wish that we develop a relationship-based community of Clients, each one receiving the attention and extraordinary service that they deserve.

Please meet our Bankers as you scroll down this page. We look forward to establishing a continuing relationship with you.

Sincerely,

Calvin Kleinmann
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Our Banking Team is Designed to Serve Your Needs

Experience is a given. The PrivateBank financial professionals possess the integrity, knowledge, insight, resources and banking experience to effectively serve each Client.

Our staff demonstrates its ability daily to anticipate Clients’ needs, then meet and exceed their expectations by providing extraordinary and responsive service.

Every member of The PrivateBank team takes personal responsibility for our Clients’ business. We are committed to be creative, quick and attentive to their needs, yet never intrusive and always discreet.

The PrivateBank service-driven banking style is the antithesis of impersonal, automated bank services. It is also the reason we are able to attract associates of such high caliber and is the foundation of our relationship banking model.

Cal Kleinmann Calvin is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The PrivateBank — Kansas City, and former executive vice president and head of private banking at Gold Bank (now M&I Bank). He initiated private banking at Mercantile Bank and has served in leadership roles in banking for over 25 years.

Paul Clendening Paul is President and Chief Operating Officer of The PrivateBank — Kansas City. He was a co-founder and president of First Commercial Bank. He was senior vice president of Commerce Bank in charge of community banking, and also served as a captain in the US Air Force.

Jennifer Bailey Employed in the banking industry for over 20 years, Jennifer is the Managing Director of treasury management services, and is the President of the Association for Financial Professionals, Kansas City Chapter. She was the director of treasury management services for Gold Bank, responsible for the Kansas City market.

Don Hubbs Don Hubbs is the Managing Director & Senior Investment Officer of The PrivateBank—Kansas City. He brings a distinguished success record of investment management and advisory experience in the Kansas City area.

Keith Sheridan Keith Sheridan, Managing Director has been a Senior Lender specializing in Real Estate Development and Commercial Lending in the Kansas City area for more than 19 years while working for several area banks.

Sherman Titens Chief Marketing Officer and Managing Director is Sherman Titens. He is the former senior vice president and director of marketing for both Gold Banc Corp. and Gold Bank. Titens also managed the Gold Bank community philanthropy and media relations programs.

Chris Comfort Chris Comfort is an Associate Managing Director in charge of Operatons for The PrivateBank. Chris has been Operations Director for a number of Kansas City area banks.

Derek Kleinmann, J.D. Derek Kleinmann, J.D., is Financial Officer for The PrivateBank. Derek is a recent graduate of the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law and has been admitted to the Kansas Bar. He aslo holds an MBA degree from University of Missouri at Kansas City.

Joelyn Vap Joelyn Vap is a Private Banking Officer. Her commitment, to “provide extraordinary service” is backed by her many years of banking experience in the Kansas City area with a number of banking organizations.

Michelle Clark Michelle Clark is a Credit Administrator. She comes to The PrivateBank from having worked in similar positions in a number of Kansas City area banks.

Shauna McCall Shauna McCall, Client Services Representative, is the first voice you hear and first person you see when you call or visit The PrivateBank (816-286-1500). Her commitment is to provide each PrivateBank Client with extraordinary service.