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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 care administration, and certificates in managed care and health care administration, from Benedictine University. Dr. McKinney’s professional experience includes managing large and complex organizations, as well as extensive familiarity with the Chicago business community. Dr. McKinney’s experience as a director of Wintrust Investments, Great Lakes Advisors and Wintrust Private Trust Company gives her valuable insight into the Company’s non-banking operations. Richard L. Postma (74), Director since 2024. Mr. Postma was appointed to serve as a director of the Company on August 1, 2024, which coincided with the Company’s acquisition of Macatawa Bank Corporation, where he had served as Chairman of the Board (as well as a director of Macatawa Bank) since 2009. Mr. Postma currently holds several leadership positions with a variety of companies, serving as Chairman of TurnKey Network Solutions, LLC, a telecommunications contractor focused on infrastructure solutions; R.T. London, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of high-quality, higher education furniture; Arcadia Bluffs LLC; and Postma Corporation. Mr. Postma was the Chief Executive Officer and founder of U.S. Signal Company, L.L.C., the Midwest’s largest fiber optic carrier network, which was sold in February 2023. He previously served on the Board of Directors of AboveNet, Inc (NYSE: ABVT) and the Board of Directors of Choice One Communication, Inc. (NYSE: CWON). He also previously served as Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Xchange, LLC. In his role at Macatawa Bank Corporation, Mr. Postma worked very closely with other directors and Macatawa Bank’s leadership team to provide strategic direction, manage risk, improve shareholder value and grow profitability. As the Company integrates Macatawa Bank and expands its operations in west Michigan, the Company benefits from Mr. Postma’s extensive business experience, his reputation as a respected business leader in the west Michigan community and extensive community involvement, as well as his experience working with public companies, including his familiarity with and ability to understand financial statements. Gregory A. Smith (61), Director since 2024. Mr. Smith currently serves as an Executive-in-Residence and Professor of Practice at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Lubar School of Business, a position he has held since 2012. He also serves as the Curriculum Director for the American Bankers Association’s Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Additionally, Mr. Smith serves as