Meet the Team - Brent Browning, Sales Manager / VP of Bank Marketing

Brent graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1977 with a BSB in accountancy and went to work for a regional accounting firm in Southern Illinois.  After 4 years he started an insurance and investment career with Country Companies where he was a career agent.  After 17 years with Country Companies Brent became Sales Manager for the insurance and investment department of Banterra Bank, a $750 million dollar financial institution with 19 branches.  In 1999, Brent moved to Batavia, IL with his wife Donna and his three sons Ryan, Mark and Alex.  Brent became a Program Manager with IFS, Inc and remained in that capacity until December 2002 when he was promoted to Vice President Sales and has been a mainstay of Kurt Powers staff for the past 10 years.  Brent's current title with FMS Financial is Vice President of Sales and he is an ownership partner.  Brent maintains an office and residence in Sheboygan, WI.  During Brent's career with Country Companies and Banterra he lived in Eldorado, IL where he served on the Eldorado School Board for two terms, served as President of the Eldorado Police Pension for 19 years, served as the President of the Eldorado-Raleigh Park District for 14 years, rand the Eldorado Youth Association for 16 years, and was a high school basketball official for 15 years.  Brent carries a LUTCF designation and is a Financial Advisor.

Meet the Team - Kurt Powers, President & CEO

Kurt has successfully set up and overseen fully managed investment centers since 1994. He graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in economics.  

Kurt spent the first several years of his career learning the lending and management side of banking before settling on his specialty: Financial Institution Investment Center Management. Kurt served as the President of Institutional Financial Services, managing the investment division for 15 separate community banking groups. In 2002, Kurt fulfilled his dreams of starting his own business, FMS Financial Services, Inc.  His current position is President / CEO and majority shareholder. Kurt enjoys using his banking background and many years of experience to tailor-make successful operations for financial institutions to bring investment and insurance services to their customers and earn significant amounts of fee income. 

He is proud to have an over 20-year working relationship with partners Gary Wilnau and J. Brent Browning, bringing experience and continuity to their financial institution, financial planner, and investment vendor relationships throughout Illinois and Wisconsin. 

Kurt holds securities licenses of 6,63,7, and 24 (Securities Supervising Principal), insurance licenses for life, accident & health, and property and casualty, and is a Financial Advisor for Packerland Brokerage Services.  

Kurt has been President of his local church's council, President of a youth baseball organization, and spends time living between residences in Wauwatosa and Wausau. When not at work, Kurt enjoys fishing, hiking, and watching football, and he has two sons, Jake and Ryan.