IBCP Leadership

Independent Bank Corporation Expresses Deepest Sympathy on the Passing of Past Chairman of the Board of Directors Michael M. Magee, Jr.

Published August 15, 2025 at 05:01 PM

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independent Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCP), the holding company of Independent Bank, announced with great sadness that Michael M. Magee, Jr., current Board member and past Chairman (2013-2024) of the Board of Directors for Independent Bank Corporation and Independent Bank, passed away on August 3, 2025.

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