Bill Schonacher has served as Chief Executive Officer of Chickasaw Community Bank since March 2024, leading the bank into a new era of growth while strengthening its commitment to community, service, and relationship-based banking.
A 33-year banking veteran, Bill brings extensive experience in commercial, business and retail banking. Before joining Chickasaw Community Bank, he served as CEO of IBC Bank Oklahoma from 2014 to 2024 and as president of IBC Bank’s Tulsa Region beginning in 2004. In those roles, he led operations across a 41-location network serving communities throughout Oklahoma, North Texas, and the Dallas Metroplex.
Bill is also deeply engaged in civic and nonprofit leadership. He currently serves as Chairman of Oklahoma’s Judicial Nominating Commission, Board Member of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee Member of the State Chamber Research Foundation, Board Chair of the American Cancer Society of Oklahoma, and Advisory Trustee of the United Way of Central Oklahoma, among other community leadership roles.
He has been recognized as one of Oklahoma’s “Most Admired CEOs” and as one of the state’s “55 Over 55 Inspiring Oklahomans.” Bill earned his degree from the University of Kansas. He and his wife of 37 years, Lynne, have four grown children and four grandchildren.