Company: MBINL
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032188
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Company: Merchants Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
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 also brings to the Board a broad strategic vision for the Company, and the Board believes this is valuable in developing and implementing the Company’s strategic growth initiatives. Randall D. Rogers.Mr. Rogers has served as a director of the Company and the Vice Chairman of Merchants Bank since October 2006 and March 2002, respectively, and Vice Chairman of the Company since January 1, 2018. Prior to January 1, 2018, Mr. Rogers also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Chairman of Merchants Capital since it was founded by Mr. Petrie and Mr. Rogers in August 1990. In addition to Mr. Rogers’ positions at the Company and its subsidiaries, Mr. Rogers is also directly involved with the Rogers Family Foundation, which is administered by the Central Indiana Community Foundation, which annually directs gifts to various 501(c)(3) organizations supporting causes such as children’s arts, the environment, animal welfare, poverty, healthcare, childhood education, and re-employment support. Mr. Rogers is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in economics and of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University. Mr. Rogers’ over 50 years of mortgage banking experience, including deep experience in multi-family lending and his involvement as a co-founder of our Company, make him uniquely qualified to serve as a director and Vice Chairman of the Board. Tamika D. Catchings.Ms. Catchings has served as a director of the Company since May 2022. From 2001 to 2016, Ms. Catchings played for the Indiana Fever, Indianapolis’s WNBA team, and became one of the most decorated athletes of all time. Ms. Catchings is a 4-time Olympic gold medalist, 10-time WNBA All-Star, 5-time Defensive Player of the Year, and a WNBA Champion. Beyond her on-court success, Ms. Catchings is known for her off-court professionalism and was a 3-time recipient of the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship award. In 2004, Ms. Catchings launched the Catch the Stars Foundation, which empowers youth by providing goal setting programs that promote fitness, literacy, and youth development. From 2017 to 2022, Ms. Catchings served as the Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager of the Indiana Fever. Since her retirement from professional basketball, Ms. Catchings has been involved in the business community of Indianapolis as both a business owner and