Kyle is a Senior Vice President with Mercantile Bank of Michigan who’s principle responsibility is information security as the Information Security Officer for the bank. Kyle has over 25 years of experience in bank operations of which IT, Security and Business Continuity have been a primary focus. During his banking career, Kyle has been tasked with managing the banks Information Technology assets, network design, maintaining disaster recovery and business continuity programs, oversight and management of strategic vendor relationships, and maintaining the Information Security and Incident Response Programs. In addition, he managed multiple departments within operations and helped develop the IT Strategy for the bank. Prior to starting his career in banking, Kyle worked for several years on a dairy farm in his hometown of Jenison, Michigan, while completing high school and college.