GreatAmerica Financial Services is excited to announce the promotion of Scott Geistkemper to senior vice president of operations. Geistkemper, who previously served as senior vice president of finance, will now set operational strategy, drive alignment and lead GreatAmerica operations. In his new role, Geistkemper will ensure the highest level of customer experience for GreatAmerica customers by leading team members who interact with and support customers daily across the organization.

"Scott has a strong finance and operations background, making him a natural fit for this critical operations leadership role," said Martin Golobic, CEO, GreatAmerica Financial Services. "More importantly, he is respected for his deep care for team members, strategic thinking and leading with a focus on the voice of the customer. By creating consistency in our operational structure across the enterprise with his role, we affirm our commitment to service excellence for our customers."

Geistkemper joined GreatAmerica nearly three years ago and has made a significant impact across the finance teams and organization both culturally and operationally. His diverse background includes operations and finance leadership across various organizational sizes. Geistkemper has more than 22 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Before joining GreatAmerica in 2022, he held finance leadership roles at Wells Fargo, collaborating with operations teams to develop effective processes. Prior to that, Geistkemper served as a senior manager at KPMG L.L.P. and earned his bachelor of arts degrees in accounting and marketing from the University of Iowa. Geistkemper is a certified public accountant.

He also serves as a board member for the Free Clinics of Iowa and is a past participant in the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute program.