Mark W. Funke

Mark W. Funke was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Bancorp, Inc., effective October 1, 2012. Mr. Funke is actively engaged in the community and in national banking affairs. Previously he spent 28 years with Bank of Oklahoma and six years with Republic Bank. He currently serves on the board of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, and on their executive committee for the past four years. He also serves on the boards of Allied Arts Foundation, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, The Oklahoma State Chamber, Oklahoma Health Center Foundation, YMCA of Oklahoma City and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Mr. Funke also serves on the board of United Way of Central Oklahoma where he was citywide Campaign Chair in 2010. He currently serves on the American Bankers Association Government Relations Council. He is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City Class VII and Leadership Oklahoma Class VIII. Mr. Funke was awarded the Paragon award in 2002 by Leadership Oklahoma City, the Urban Pioneer award in 2008 from Oklahoma City’s Plaza District Association and the John Kirkpatrick Award from The Lyric Theatre in 2009. In 2014, he was honored as one of The Journal Record’s Most Admired CEOs.