Brutus WILLIAM D. BRU- TUS has joined First Financial Bank as vice president and commercial lender. He is based at the Flora Banking Center.

Brutus has over 20 years of banking exp erience and was most recently with Central Bank in Russiaville where he was an assistant vice president and had responsibility for all commercial and consumer lending.

A resident of Kokomo, he earned his bachelor's degree in finance at Ball State University.

He has been involved with the American Red Cross, United Way, Mental Health Association, Howard County Homebuilders Association, and the Realtors Association of Central Indiana.