Brenda Frank appointed as CoBank’s Chief Transformation Officer
DENVER (March 9, 2026) — CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, today announced that Brenda Frank has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Transformation Officer. Frank currently serves as Executive Vice President and leader of the bank’s Farm Credit Banking Group.
In her new role, Frank will establish a formal transformation governance framework for technology investment to ensure alignment with the bank’s strategic priorities. The newly created Transformation Management Office, led by the CTO, will be accountable to ensure technology and business process transformational work is executed with excellence for the benefit of CoBank’s customer-owners.
“Brenda has a deep understanding of CoBank’s mission, customer base and business model, as well as a demonstrated commitment to cross-functional collaboration and organizational transparency,” said CoBank President Eric Itambo. “In this new role, she will ensure that our ongoing transformation meets the evolving needs of the institution and that we remain competitive in terms of the digital experience we provide to our customers and associates.”
In her current role, Frank oversees CoBank’s funding relationships with its 16 affiliated associations as well as its commerce relationships with other Farm Credit institutions. She is responsible for Farm Credit Leasing and Cash Management platforms at CoBank, where she has been deeply involved in recent technology transformation efforts. Prior to joining CoBank in 2021, Frank served as president and CEO of Yankee Farm Credit, one of CoBank’s affiliated associations that has since merged with Farm Credit East. Previously, she directed Farm Credit Canada’s Western Provinces commercial lending and point-of-sale functions, held roles in sales and IT with Syngenta, and managed grain marketing and agronomy sales at Cargill.
Frank will continue to serve on the bank’s Management Executive Committee and will report to Itambo. CoBank will begin the recruiting process for a new leader for the Farm Credit Banking Group in the near future.
About CoBank
CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving almost 80,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.