# Kevin King

> Kevin L. King is the chairman and CEO of Saint Louis Bank, a two-branch commercial bank based in St. Louis. A lawyer by training and a longtime bank general counsel, he joined Saint Louis Bank in 2018, moved into the chief executive role in August 2023 and now leads a locally focused institution with more than $1 billion in assets. His career joins commercial law, regulation and the practical mechanics of helping businesses and public entities keep large deposits secure and local.

- **Role:** Chairman & CEO at Saint Louis Bank
- **Organizations:** Saint Louis Bank, St. Louis Bancshares, Inc., Saint Louis Bank Foundation, Pulaski Bank, Missouri Attorney General's Office
- **Known for:** Advanced from Saint Louis Bank general counsel to president and CEO after five years at the institution., Leads a two-office commercial bank that reported approximately $1.11 billion in assets, $995 million in deposits and $909 million in loans at June 30, 2026., Serves as chairman and CEO of Saint Louis Bank and chairman of its holding company.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2018** — Served for many years as general counsel at Pulaski Bank in St. Louis and worked for three years in the Missouri Attorney General's office.
- **2018** — Joined Saint Louis Bank as general counsel.
- **2022** — Reported as secretary-treasurer of the Saint Louis Bank Foundation in its public tax filing.
- **2023** — Appointed president and CEO of Saint Louis Bank by a unanimous board vote on August 17; he was already a director of the bank and its holding company.
- **2025** — Continued as CEO and became holding-company chairman as Brian Bjorkman was hired as bank president.
- **2026** — Appeared on IntraFi's Banking with Interest to discuss reciprocal deposits, deposit security and competition for commercial and public-fund accounts.

## Achievements

- Advanced from Saint Louis Bank general counsel to president and CEO after five years at the institution.
- Leads a two-office commercial bank that reported approximately $1.11 billion in assets, $995 million in deposits and $909 million in loans at June 30, 2026.
- Serves as chairman and CEO of Saint Louis Bank and chairman of its holding company.
- Helped articulate the role of reciprocal deposits for branch-light community banks and public-fund customers in a national banking-policy podcast.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Joined an IntraFi discussion on how new reciprocal-deposit rules affect community banks and their customers.
- **2026-06** — Saint Louis Bank reported $1.11 billion in assets, $995 million in deposits and $909 million in loans in its June 30 call-report data.
- **2025-01** — Remained CEO and became holding-company chairman while Brian Bjorkman joined Saint Louis Bank as president.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stlouisbank.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-l-king-a524752a

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Last updated: 2026-09-27