COMMUNITY & CULTURE
20 PEOPLE TO KNOW
JOE IMBS III
Regional Chairman and
St. Louis Market President
U.S. Bank
Joseph Imbs III retires this summer as U.S. Bank’s market
president, but will continue to serve on the financial
institution’s advisory board. Joe joined Mercantile Bank
(later bought by Firstar Bank, now U.S. Bank) in 1976 in
the management training program. He has held several
executive level positions with the bank. Joe is a St. Louis
native and holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown
University and a master’s in business administration from
Saint Louis University. His role on many civic boards
has helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for St.
Louis organizations. Joe is a proud husband, father and
grandfather. After his photo session, he shared his future
plans with Publisher Cillah Hall.
You’re getting ready to retire. What’s next?
I was just married on February 14 to Nancy Shnoebelen,
and I look forward to spending time in my new life with
my blended family.
What are you passionate about right now?
I love hunting turkey, dove, duck and quail, and I love golf.
I’ve been on the Muny board for years, and I’m a former
chairman. I am also one of many producers of Beautiful:
The Carole King Musical, which is running on Broadway
and in London right now. Its national tour will start very
shortly. Tom Hanks and Sony Pictures just bought the
movie rights, so in 2018, it will be a movie.
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You have a lot of interests outside the corporate world.
How did you get involved in the Beautiful production?
I got involved through my friend, Terry Schnuck, who is
lead producer of the show, and Paul Blake, who is the
show’s executive producer, and former executive producer
of the Muny. I am a small investor. There are a lot of St.
Louis investors. I guess you could kind of say it’s a great
St. Louis production (laughter). It’s really a New York
production, but a lot of St. Louisans are involved with it.
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