As CoBank’s president and chief executive officer, Bob Engel is responsible for implementing the bank’s strategic, business and financial plans as set by the bank’s Board of Directors.  Previously, he served as CoBank’s president and chief operating officer for six years.

Prior to joining CoBank in 2000, Mr. Engel was chief banking officer at HSBC Bank USA in New York.  He has 24 years of banking experience, primarily with HSBC Bank USA, and eight years of accounting experience, including an agribusiness specialization, with the firms of KPMG and Deloitte & Touche.  During his 14-year tenure at HSBC, he served in a variety of management and credit positions, including chief credit officer, before being named chief banking officer.

Mr. Engel earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Niagara University in Niagara Falls, New York, where he was designated Magna Cum Laude and later received an honorary doctorate.  He is a member of the board of directors for the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation (Vice Chairman) and Farm Credit Leasing (Chairman).  In addition, he serves on the board of trustees for Regis University, the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership, Mile High United Way, Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association and as trustee emeritus at Niagara University.  He also serves on the Executive Council of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.  He is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

About CoBank
CoBank is a $63 billion cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states.

CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture and the nation’s rural economy. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore. For more information about CoBank, visit the bank’s web site at www.cobank.com.

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