{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"169548","rtpr_id":"nPn7TwQM2a-20261014","ticker":"TMAK","exchange":"OTC","all_tickers":["TMAK"],"title":"TOUCHMARK BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF CHIEF LENDING OFFICER","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-14T20:30:00.981Z","article_body":"TOUCHMARK BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF CHIEF LENDING OFFICER\nPR Newswire\n\nATLANTA, Oct. 14, 2026\n\nATLANTA, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Touchmark Bancshares, Inc. (OTCID:\nTMAK), the holding company for Touchmark National Bank, today announced the\ndeparture of Addam Taussig, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending\nOfficer. Bobby Krimmel, President and CEO, will assume the Chief Lending\nOfficer duties effective immediately.\n\n\"The foundation of Touchmark National Bank has never been stronger, and we\nremain committed to relationship banking with a focus on operating companies\nwithin our footprint,\" said Bobby Krimmel, President and Chief Executive\nOfficer of Touchmark Bancshares, Inc. \"We remain focused on recruiting local\ntalent to continue building our core strategy to be the alternative to the big\nbank. We have never been more optimistic about the future of Touchmark and our\nability to attract and retain core clients.\"\n\nAbout Touchmark Bancshares, Inc. and Touchmark National Bank\n\nTouchmark Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Touchmark National Bank,\na community bank founded in 2008 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia,\nserving Cherokee, Cobb, Dekalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, and North Fulton counties.\nAs of June 30, 2026, Touchmark reported total assets of $416 million and total\nshareholders' equity of $72 million. For more information about Touchmark,\nvisit us at www.touchmarkbank.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4798347-1&h=3769838817&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.touchmarkbank.com%2F&a=www.touchmarkbank.com)\n under Investor Relations.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/touchmark-bancshares-inc-announces-departure-of-chief-lending-officer-302909104.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/touchmark-bancshares-inc-announces-departure-of-chief-lending-officer-302909104.html)\n\nSOURCE Touchmark Bancshares, Inc.\n\n\n\nFor additional information contact: Gina Omolon, Executive Vice President and CFO, Touchmark National Bancshares, Inc., (770) 407-6702\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1674859/Touchmark-BancShares-Logo.jpg?id=OA3019975\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn7TwQM2a-20261014","title":"TOUCHMARK BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF CHIEF LENDING OFFICER","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"TMAK","created":"2026-10-14T20:30:00.981Z","tickers":["TMAK"],"exchange":"OTC","article_body":"TOUCHMARK BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF CHIEF LENDING OFFICER\nPR Newswire\n\nATLANTA, Oct. 14, 2026\n\nATLANTA, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Touchmark Bancshares, Inc. (OTCID:\nTMAK), the holding company for Touchmark National Bank, today announced the\ndeparture of Addam Taussig, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending\nOfficer. Bobby Krimmel, President and CEO, will assume the Chief Lending\nOfficer duties effective immediately.\n\n\"The foundation of Touchmark National Bank has never been stronger, and we\nremain committed to relationship banking with a focus on operating companies\nwithin our footprint,\" said Bobby Krimmel, President and Chief Executive\nOfficer of Touchmark Bancshares, Inc. \"We remain focused on recruiting local\ntalent to continue building our core strategy to be the alternative to the big\nbank. We have never been more optimistic about the future of Touchmark and our\nability to attract and retain core clients.\"\n\nAbout Touchmark Bancshares, Inc. and Touchmark National Bank\n\nTouchmark Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Touchmark National Bank,\na community bank founded in 2008 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia,\nserving Cherokee, Cobb, Dekalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, and North Fulton counties.\nAs of June 30, 2026, Touchmark reported total assets of $416 million and total\nshareholders' equity of $72 million. For more information about Touchmark,\nvisit us at www.touchmarkbank.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4798347-1&h=3769838817&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.touchmarkbank.com%2F&a=www.touchmarkbank.com)\n under Investor Relations.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/touchmark-bancshares-inc-announces-departure-of-chief-lending-officer-302909104.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/touchmark-bancshares-inc-announces-departure-of-chief-lending-officer-302909104.html)\n\nSOURCE Touchmark Bancshares, Inc.\n\n\n\nFor additional information contact: Gina Omolon, Executive Vice President and CFO, Touchmark National Bancshares, Inc., (770) 407-6702\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1674859/Touchmark-BancShares-Logo.jpg?id=OA3019975\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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