LARSON JAMES R II

About LARSON JAMES R II

James R. Larson II is a business executive and long-serving board member associated with Ames National Corporation, a U.S. publicly traded banking holding company. Company filings indicate that he has served on the board of Ames National Corporation since 2000, and that he has also served on the board of First National Bank since 1994. His background reflects a sustained career at the intersection of real estate, business ownership, and community banking governance. Professionally, Larson is President of Larson Development Corporation, a real estate development and property management company based in Ames, Iowa. Prior to focusing on that business, he served as President of ACI Mechanical, Inc., a commercial and industrial mechanical contracting and engineering company, from which he retired in 2004. That operating experience in both industrial services and real estate development gave him direct exposure to business execution, capital needs, and risk management across cyclical industries. His public profile also shows civic involvement. He was elected to the Ames City Council in 2006, which suggests practical experience with local economic priorities, public decision-making, and stakeholder engagement in a mid-sized university community. Within Ames National Corporation, his role as a director is best understood as one of strategic oversight, governance discipline, and support for the company’s affiliated banking institutions. From an international corporate governance perspective, Larson stands out for the durability of his board tenure, his regional roots, and his hands-on entrepreneurial background. Those qualities make him a conventional but valuable local governance figure: someone who brings an owner-operator mindset, real estate expertise, and community knowledge to the boardroom of a regional banking organization.