Executive Bios

clark bastian

Chairman of the Board

Under Clark’s leadership, Wichita-based Fidelity Bank has grown significantly, exceeding $3 billion in assets and employing more than 400 people. Clark led efforts to increase Fidelity’s retail branch network and expand into the metro areas of Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Kansas City. As the 3rd generation in the family enterprise, he also leads the Bank’s holding company board, as well as roles in other non-Fidelity family business interests.

Clark is a graduate of Wichita State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. He joined Fidelity in 1976, the same year his family’s mortgage business acquired a $32 million, local savings and loan which became Fidelity Bank. He has served in a variety of leadership roles in lending, land development, property management, and insurance services. Clark became President/CEO in 1994 and held that position until succeeded by his son Aaron in 2020.

Clark has a passion for giving back to the community and has contributed his time and talents to numerous civic and charitable organizations. Currently, he is a member of the Barton School Dean’s Advisory Board and the National Advisory Council for Wichita State University, and the Rotary Club of Wichita.