Tom Levasseur Retires After 43-Year Career in Ag Finance

February 27, 2025 | St. Paul, Minnesota

ProPartners Financial announces the retirement of Tom Levasseur, who has served as president since 2014 and played a key role in transforming the company into the premier provider of white label crop input credit programs. Levasseur will retire on February 28, 2025, after a 43-year career in financial services.

Under Tom’s leadership, ProPartners doubled its loan volume, significantly lowered operating costs, and enhanced efficiencies, enabling the company to reduce loan rates, invest in new technology, and strengthen its industry-leading team. His strategic focus on digital transformation positioned ProPartners as a fully integrated, technology-driven lender, offering agricultural dealers seamless credit programs with instantaneous loan approvals, automated renewals, and streamlined loan servicing.

Reflecting on his career, Tom discusses what first inspired him to pursue banking:

“Early in my career, I spent time as an internal auditor, which gave me insight into many areas of banking. While auditing the risk assets department, I was able to observe corporate bankers restructuring loans for clients facing financial challenges. I was drawn to their problem-solving approach and how they worked to truly understand their clients’ needs. I knew then that I wanted to take that same approach in my career—digging deep, identifying root causes, and helping clients move forward.”

Before joining ProPartners, Levasseur spent 16 years at Rabobank International, where he served as U.S. Sector Head for Crop Inputs and played a key role in developing Middle Market Banking and Vendor Finance at Rabo AgriFinance. He earned BS and MBA degrees in finance from Wayne State University and completed executive leadership programs at Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago.

Looking back on his time at ProPartners, Tom shares his proudest accomplishment:

“ProPartners was really the capstone of my career. It allowed me to continue being a banker, working with clients as part of an incredible team to bring them new financing solutions. It also provided me with the opportunity to manage a business and develop an industry-leading enterprise. That has been the most rewarding experience of all.”

“Tom’s leadership has left a lasting mark on ProPartners and the industry as a whole,” said Jedd Wennerberg, newly appointed president of ProPartners Financial. “His commitment to innovation, efficiency, and customer success has set a strong foundation for the future of our organization. I look forward to building on the progress he has made and continuing to serve our partners with the same dedication. We are grateful for his years of leadership and wish him the very best in his well-earned retirement.”

Tom and his wife, Sue, plan to enjoy retirement in Harbor Springs, Michigan, and St. Petersburg, Florida.

About ProPartners Financial

Leveraging the unrivaled strength of the Farm Credit System, ProPartners Financial is the premier provider of white label crop input credit programs. Our reliable and flexible input financing programs cater to the largest agribusinesses in the industry, and our cutting-edge technology platform provides integrated solutions for efficient and consistent financing.

ProPartners has operations centers in St. Paul, Minnesota and Bloomington/Normal, Illinois. Established in 2001, ProPartners is owned by a network of nine Farm Credit associations and provides lending programs in all 50 states.

For more information about ProPartners Financial, visit PPFCredit.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

ProPartners Financial Announces the Retirement of President Tom Levasseur

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