Quincy, Ill.-based First Bankers Trust Co. NA said April 7 that it namedAllen Shafer president and CEO.

Shafer was previously executive vice president of supportservices at Great WesternBank, a subsidiary of Great Western Bancorp Inc.

Shafer succeeds Arthur Greenbank, who is retiring. However,Greenbank will remain a member of the board.

First Bankers Trust is a unit of