Bryan Barker

Bryan Barker, CPA, has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Bryan began their career at Crowe Chizek in 1992, where they held the role of Executive. In this position, they maintained primary client relationship responsibility for over 15 financial institution clients and oversaw audits according to generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS). Bryan presented audit plans, results, and findings to clients' Board of Directors and Audit Committees. Bryan worked at Crowe Chizek until September 2009.

Following their time at Crowe Chizek, Bryan joined Macatawa Bank in 2010. Bryan held various roles at Macatawa Bank, starting as an Accounting and Financial Project Analyst, where they developed templates and tools for accounting and reporting matters and assisted with the preparation of the company's annual proxy statement for 2010. Bryan then served as a Financial Reporting Manager, ensuring compliance with regulatory reporting, SEC periodic filings, tax filings, and GAAP. Bryan coordinated accounting with external and internal audit and ensured compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley internal control attestation.

Afterwards, Bryan became a Senior Accounting Officer, responsible for daily accounting activities and external financial reporting at Macatawa Bank. Bryan supervised a team of five individuals and ensured compliance with regulatory reporting, SEC filings, tax filings, and GAAP. Bryan was also responsible for internal reporting, including monthly board reports and profitability reporting.

From there, Bryan was promoted to the role of Senior Accounting and Reporting Manager at Macatawa Bank. Bryan continued to supervise daily accounting and finance activities with a team of five individuals. Bryan maintained responsibility for external financial reporting, including regulatory reporting, SEC filings, XBRL compliance, tax filings, and GAAP compliance. Additionally, they oversaw internal management reporting, including monthly board reports, ALCO, and profitability reporting.

Most recently, Bryan is serving as the Chief Financial Officer at Macatawa Bank, a role they assumed in November 2023.

Bryan Barker, CPA, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a major in Accounting from the Western Michigan University - Haworth College of Business, which they obtained from 1988 to 1992. Prior to that, they completed their high school education at Benton Harbor High School from 1984 to 1988. Bryan also holds the certification of Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the AICPA, with the specific month and year of attainment not provided.