First Bank has promoted Tony Maher from assistant vice president to vice president for St. Louis Commercial Lending in the Creve Coeur office, 11901 Olive Blvd)

Maher will be responsible for relationship development and management for privately held middle-market companies. He has more than six years of banking experience, all at First Bank. A resident of south St. Louis, Maher is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia and has an MBA from Webster University.