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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 and Corporate Secretary — Ms. Boege joined the Company in September 2015. Ms. Boege manages all legal affairs of the Company, as well as assisting banks and non-bank subsidiaries with legal matters. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Boege served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of FreightCar America, Inc. from January 2013 through August 2015. She joined FreightCar America, Inc. from Bally Total Fitness Corporation (“Bally”) where she served as Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary from August 2011 through December 2012. Prior to this role, she held other leadership roles in legal and human resources at Bally commencing in 2007. Prior to joining Bally, Ms. Boege was Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at the Chicago Stock Exchange. Prior to joining the Chicago Stock Exchange, Ms. Boege worked in private practice at two Chicago law firms from 1991 to 1999. Ms. Boege is on the board of directors of the Chicago Public Library Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicago/Northwest Indiana and Women’s Educational Aid Association, is a member of the Keystone Board of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and serves as a Trustee of the Field Museum. Ms. Boege is a Certified Corporate Governance Professional (Society for Corporate Governance), a Certified Director (National Association of Corporate Directors) and holds an Executive Scholar certification in Corporate Governance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld (53) — Executive Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer — Prior to appointment to his current role in May 2023, Mr. Hahnfeld has held various positions of increasing responsibility within the Company’s Corporate Accounting function. He served as Senior Vice President & Corporate Controller from February 2013 through April 2023, as Senior Vice President — Finance from February 2009 through January 2013, as Vice President — Finance from July 2005 through January 2009, and as Controller of one of the Company’s bank subsidiaries from March 2004 through June 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hahnfeld worked at Washington Mutual, Inc. and Bank One Corporation in accounting policy, commercial and consumer bank accounting roles from March 2001 to March 2004. Previously, Mr. Hahnfeld was employed from July 1997 until March 2001 by IMC Global, Inc., a chemical