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(Cedar Rapids, IA) July 10, 2025 – GreatAmerica Financial Services® announced today the appointment of Mohammed Hanif as its new Chief Product Officer. Mohammed brings more than two decades of experience leading technology and product strategy across financial services, healthcare, industrial supplies, and private equity-backed organizations.

(Cedar Rapids, IA) – July 8, 2025 – GreatAmerica Financial Services® is pleased to announce the appointment of Arvind Rao as its new Head of Technology - Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Rao brings more than two decades of experience leading digital transformation, enterprise data strategy, and technology modernization across the financial services and technology sectors.

(Cedar Rapids, IA) July 7, 2025 – GreatAmerica Financial Services® is pleased to announce the appointment of Marcel Borg as Director of Syndication. With this strategic hire, GreatAmerica is launching a new syndication offering that will expand capital access and flexibility for its customers and partners.

(Cedar Rapids IA) June 30, 2025 – GreatAmerica Financial Services® announced the completion of its Employee Advised Fund spring 2025 grant cycle, awarding $250,000 to nonprofits in the Eastern Iowa area. This marks the first of two giving cycles in 2025. The Employee Advised Fund empowers GreatAmerica employees to make charitable giving decisions by voting on nonprofit applications, directly impacting worthy organizations in the community.

In this episode of the What’s Happenin’ Technology Podcast, Andy Slawetsky sits down with Mitch Leahy, General Manager of GreatAmerica Financial Services, to catch up on his first year in the role and what’s ahead for the company.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — GreatAmerica Financial Services is proud to announce the promotion of Steve Rybos to vice president and general manager of the Specialty Markets Group (SMG), which includes the Construction, Healthcare, Automotive, Franchise, and Direct Programs divisions. In this role, Rybos will be responsible for the sales, marketing, operational oversight, and strategic direction of SMG. Rybos most recently served as vice president and managing director of SMG, where he oversaw all sales and marketing efforts.

(Cedar Rapids, IA) – GreatAmerica Financial Services today announced the retirement of Matt Mueller, executive vice president and chief operating officer. Mueller, who has been with the company for fourteen years, has played a meaningful role leading corporate operations and working with leadership to prioritize and build the business capabilities necessary to meet the needs of GreatAmerica customers.

(Cedar Rapids, IA) – GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group (PSG) proudly announces its 15-year anniversary. Over the past decade and a half, PSG has leveraged the GreatAmerica Financial Services technology platform, operational processes, and industry expertise to offer third-party portfolio servicing and backup servicing to banks, manufacturers/captives, independent lessors, and other finance companies.