Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
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Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
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 a director of Hinsdale Bank, chairing its Audit Committee and also serving on its Risk Committee. She also served on an Advisory Panel of the National Academy of Sciences, focusing on food allergy research, and served on the Food Allergy Research and Education Board of National Ambassadors. Ms. Teglia’s management experience at McDonald’s Corporation provides experience with the management of the liquidity, financial reporting, risk and audit management of a large organization. As a result of her financial experience, Ms. Teglia qualifies as a financial expert for purposes of rules governing audit committees. Additionally, Ms. Teglia’s experience as a past director of Hinsdale Bank gives her valuable insight into the Company’s banking operations, as well as experience as an audit committee member and chair. Alex E. Washington, III (51), Director since 2020. Mr. Washington serves as a Managing Director of Wind Point Partners, a middle market private equity firm based in Chicago. Wind Point Partners has approximately $7.0 billion in assets under management and focuses on acquisition of middle-market companies in the industrial products, consumer products and business services sectors. Mr. Washington joined Wind Point Partners in 2002 and currently serves on the boards of several private companies, including Quantix, Ascensus Specialties, Hardgards, and HASA. Past directorships include Argotec, Arr-Maz Custom Chemicals, Critica Infrastructure, Dicom Transportation Group, Evans Food Group, Kleinfelder Group, Novolex and Paragon Films. Prior to Wind Point Partners, he held professional roles with J.H. Whitney, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and McKinsey & Company. Mr. Washington received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Morehouse College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Washington was a Class VI recipient of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Fellowship in venture capital. He currently serves as a director of Wintrust Bank, where he chairs its Audit Committee. His civic activities include serving as a board member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, board member of the Art Institute of Chicago, life trustee of the Chicago Foundation for Education and member of both the Chicago Club and the Economic Club of Chicago. Mr. Washington’s extensive private equity experience provides him with comprehensive knowledge of mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and the investment process, each of which are key functions of the Company. The Board believes that his knowledge of underwriting approaches and valuation methodologies is extremely valuable in evaluation of proposed transactions. Mr. Washington’s