HBT Financial, Inc. and Heartland Bank and Trust Company (Heartland Bank), announced that Fred L. Drake, Chairman and CEO of the Company and Chairman of Heartland Bank, will transition to the newly created role of Executive Chairman of the Company and Heartland Bank effective May 24, 2023. At that time, J. Lance Carter, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Heartland Bank, will assume the role of President and CEO of the Company and Heartland Bank.