Alliance Bank announced the recent hiring of R. Scott Johnson as vice president, commercial banking. In this position, Johnson will be responsible for developing new business relationships and expanding the bank’s commercial lending presence in the southeast Twin Cities metro area.

Johnson comes to Alliance Bank with more than 27 years of community banking experience, most recently in and around the east metro area.

Alliance Bank is a privately owned community bank with assets in excess of $600 million. Alliance Bank provides highly integrated commercial, agricultural, private and personal banking services through ten locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.