Story by Union Bank & Trust.
When John and Janet Sutera first met as bank tellers in 1985, they didn’t know what was in store for the rest of their personal and professional lives. After working together at the same bank for over 20 years, marrying, and raising their children, they continued to expand their scope of financial services, giving them a strong banking foundation. However, all roads eventually led to a shared home: Union Bank & Trust (UBT). Today, they work together in the new Omaha, Nebraska, UBT building at 144th & Dodge, and they’re joined by their daughter, Megan Sutera.
Janet Sutera spent the first half of her career expanding a large branch network in Omaha. She joined UBT in 2008 as a vice president and immediately played an instrumental role in building the bank’s customer base and relationships. UBT had just opened its first branch in Omaha three years prior, and she developed the bank’s operation and customer service team from the ground up, starting with just two employees.
Meanwhile, John Sutera worked in human resources before his mentor encouraged him to explore wealth management. He then became a vice president and wealth advisor at two other banking organizations. During the pandemic, significant organizational changes at his previous employer began to limit his ability to provide the level of service he’d always delivered. Then, a long-time client asked him, “Is it time to make a change and play for another team?” It was just the push he needed to join his wife at UBT as a VP and senior wealth advisor, and his client book followed him, a testament to decades of trust.
After graduating from college, Megan Sutera, like her parents, joined UBT and started her career as a teller. She advanced to a personal banker role before joining her father on the Omaha Wealth Management team. She now serves as an associate wealth advisor who works closely with her dad’s clients and the next generation of families that he has worked with for more than 30 years.
You can see the legacy is already in motion. Recently, John Sutera opened an account for a fourth-generation client, and Megan Sutera will be able to serve the families for generations to come. With longstanding relationships such as these, the Suteras take a holistic, personal approach. “We travel and attend each other’s family weddings, celebrations, and funerals,” Janet Sutera said. “They’re part of our family.”
UBT has been family-owned for more than 60 years, spanning three generations, and the Suteras take pride in functioning as what they call a “family business within a family business.” Together, they cover all the facets of financial services. John Sutera advises clients on investments and wealth strategies,* Janet Sutera assists with traditional banking solutions (Member FDIC), and Megan Sutera helps with both. Whatever the banking need, the Suteras are here to take care of their clients, now and in the future. After all, it’s the kind of service you’d expect from Union Bank & Trust and a family of bankers who treat you like one of their own.
