Union Bank & Trust (UBT) promoted Jon Hawthorne to assistant vice president of Union Equipment Finance.

Hawthorne has been with UBT for eight years and has served in a variety of roles with the bank, including credit analyst and equipment finance officer.

In his new role, Hawthorne will be responsible for business development and relationship management with current and potential Union Equipment Finance customers.

Hawthorne is a graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University with a degree in Business Administration and earned his Master of Science in Finance from Bellevue University in 2015.

He is a member of the Nebraska Trucking Association, the AGC Nebraska Chapter and Nebraska Building Chapter, and the Equipment Financing and Leasing Association.

Union Bank & Trust is a privately-owned Nebraska bank that has 38 full-service and loan production offices in Nebraska and Kansas.