Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
Chunk: 36

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 36
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 knowledge of the financial services business, generally, and the business of community banking in particular. Her experience in human resources and commercial leadership at CDW provides her with insight into executive compensation, attraction and retention of talent, and the management of the commercial activities of a large public company. Timothy S. Crane (63), Director since 2023. Mr. Crane was appointed to serve as a Director of the Company in January 2023. He joined the Company in August 2008 and has held a series of executive management roles. Mr. Crane currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to the transition to his current role on May 1, 2023, Mr. Crane served as President of the Company since February 2020, after previously holding the title of Executive Vice President, Senior Market Head and Treasurer since February 2017, during which time he was responsible for oversight of Wintrust’s subsidiary banks, banking operations and treasury business. Previously, in January 2016, Mr. Crane was appointed to serve as Corporate Treasurer of the Company. Before joining the Company, Mr. Crane served as President of Harris Bankcorp (Harris Bank, Bank of Montreal) in Chicago, where he was employed for 24 years. He also serves on the boards of the Metropolitan Family Services Millennium Park Foundation and the Bank Administration Institute and serves as a Trustee of DePaul University. In addition, he serves as an Advisory Director for each of the Company’s main operating subsidiaries. Mr. Crane brings a wealth of knowledge to the Board of Directors relating to banking operations, regulations, financial management, and mergers and acquisitions. He is one of two members of the Board who is also an executive officer of the Company. As such, he provides views of the management of the Company and substantial insight into the operations of the Company. Peter D. Crist (73), Director since 1996. Mr. Crist served as the Company’s Chairman from 2008 to 2017. He currently is the Chair of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Crist founded Crist/Kolder Associates, an executive recruitment firm, which focuses on chief executive officer and director searches, in 2003 and has 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS served since inception as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. From December 1999 to January 2003, Mr. Crist served as Vice Chairman of Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), the largest executive search firm in the world. Previously, he was President of Crist Partners, Ltd