BUSINESS PERSONNEL: NEW BRANCH MANAGER

Linda D. Puchbauer has been named branch manager of the First National Bank facility, 2125 E. Jackson Blvd., at Jackson, Mo.

Jim Limbaugh, president of First National Bank of Cape Girardeau, announced the appointment recently.

Puchbauer has a background in banking and financial service since 1978.

She previously worked with Bank of America, and for the past three years, has worked with commercial clients as a business banker at Bank of America.

Puchbauer is a member of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, and was a 2000 Group Study Exchange member for Rotary International.

As branch manager for First National, Puchbauer will be responsible for retail and commercial banking activities.

The First National Bank is headquartered in Sikeston, Mo., with Missouri branches in Cape Girardeau, Chaffee, Jackson, Miner and Caruthersville, as well as five branches in the St. Louis area.