A 5th Generation Member of the Schrage Family, Owners of the 126 Year Old Centier Bank
The Schrage family has owned Centier Bank since 1895. Anthony Contrucci on starting governance with a one-page agenda, and planning for the unplanned.
Anthony R Contrucci
President of First Bancshares, holding company of Centier Bank; fifth generation, Schrage family
On the show
The Business Family Diagnostic · Plan B
A succession plan on steroids.
The Schrage family scripted and filmed what staff and clients would hear if something happened to its leaders, and both generations signed off. Does your family know who would step in at short notice?
“Wills, powers of attorney and key estate documents are current for the senior generation.”
Biography
Michael E. Schrage, CEO and chairman of Merrillville-based Centier Bank, promoted Anthony Contrucci to senior vice president of community relations. Contrucci, who is Schrage’s son-in-law, has led the family-run financial institution’s community initiatives, including volunteerism, financial education and corporate giving since 2016, when he became Centier’s vice president of community relations and business development.
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