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We pride ourselves on making bank decisions that truly benefit our local community. One way we do that is through guidance from local leaders. Our board of directors is made up of community members who feel just as strongly as we do about our bank being a reflection of the area we serve. These are people who are committed to this area because they live in, work in, and enjoy this community just like the rest of us. We’re pleased to introduce our board of directors.
Tim Crane is President and Chief Executive Officer of Wintrust, a regional banking organization with over $63 billion in assets. His 40-year banking career has touched all facets of retail, commercial, and wealth banking.
Tim joined Wintrust in 2008. During...
moreDoug Boersma is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Wintrust Bank, N.A., a Wintrust Financial Corporation charter with assets in excess of $9 billion. Boersma also serves as Market Head for the Central Region, which includes Hinsdale Bank & Trust ($5 billion),...
moreScott K. Heitmann is a director of Great Lakes Advisors, Wintrust Investments, The Chicago Trust Company, Wintrust, and Wintrust Bank. With more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry, he has served as vice chairman of LaSalle Bank Corporation and the...
moreMatthew Horwitch has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, primarily in property and casualty insurance brokerage, with a focus in strategic risk management and program development for middle market, national, and global accounts. In addition to...
moreDoug Boersma is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Wintrust Bank, N.A., a Wintrust Financial Corporation charter with assets in excess of $9 billion. Boersma also serves as Market Head for the Central Region, which includes Hinsdale Bank & Trust ($5 billion),...
moreScott K. Heitmann is a director of Great Lakes Advisors, Wintrust Investments, The Chicago Trust Company, Wintrust, and Wintrust Bank. With more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry, he has served as vice chairman of LaSalle Bank Corporation and the...
moreMatthew Horwitch has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, primarily in property and casualty insurance brokerage, with a focus in strategic risk management and program development for middle market, national, and global accounts. In addition to...
moreBart Johnson is president at Wintrust Bank and serves as the commercial real estate market head for Wintrust Financial. Bart joined Wintrust Bank in 2011, leading the launch of the Wintrust Commercial Real Estate line of business. Today, he works with the bankers...
moreScott K. Heitmann is a director of Great Lakes Advisors, Wintrust Investments, The Chicago Trust Company, Wintrust, and Wintrust Bank. With more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry, he has served as vice chairman of LaSalle Bank Corporation and the...
moreMatthew Horwitch has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, primarily in property and casualty insurance brokerage, with a focus in strategic risk management and program development for middle market, national, and global accounts. In addition to...
moreBart Johnson is president at Wintrust Bank and serves as the commercial real estate market head for Wintrust Financial. Bart joined Wintrust Bank in 2011, leading the launch of the Wintrust Commercial Real Estate line of business. Today, he works with the bankers...
moreJulieta LaMalfa serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Canela Media, a digital media company targeting the U.S. Hispanic population.
Prior to joining Canela, she provided financial and litigation consulting services to clients across industries and led and assisted...
moreMatthew Horwitch has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, primarily in property and casualty insurance brokerage, with a focus in strategic risk management and program development for middle market, national, and global accounts. In addition to...
moreBart Johnson is president at Wintrust Bank and serves as the commercial real estate market head for Wintrust Financial. Bart joined Wintrust Bank in 2011, leading the launch of the Wintrust Commercial Real Estate line of business. Today, he works with the bankers...
moreJulieta LaMalfa serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Canela Media, a digital media company targeting the U.S. Hispanic population.
Prior to joining Canela, she provided financial and litigation consulting services to clients across industries and led and assisted...
moreDavid Lee joined Wintrust in 2009 and serves as executive vice president and senior regional market head, overseeing all 15 Wintrust charters. He is responsible for commercial banking and retail banking and co-manages the private client group. David also serves as...
moreBart Johnson is president at Wintrust Bank and serves as the commercial real estate market head for Wintrust Financial. Bart joined Wintrust Bank in 2011, leading the launch of the Wintrust Commercial Real Estate line of business. Today, he works with the bankers...
moreJulieta LaMalfa serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Canela Media, a digital media company targeting the U.S. Hispanic population.
Prior to joining Canela, she provided financial and litigation consulting services to clients across industries and led and assisted...
moreDavid Lee joined Wintrust in 2009 and serves as executive vice president and senior regional market head, overseeing all 15 Wintrust charters. He is responsible for commercial banking and retail banking and co-manages the private client group. David also serves as...
moreMeghan Otis has joined the board of directors of Wintrust Bank. She is a co-founder and partner at Lightspring Capital Partners, a majority women-led and women-owned private investment firm focused on control-equity and mezzanine investments. Previously, Meghan was...
moreJulieta LaMalfa serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Canela Media, a digital media company targeting the U.S. Hispanic population.
Prior to joining Canela, she provided financial and litigation consulting services to clients across industries and led and assisted...
moreDavid Lee joined Wintrust in 2009 and serves as executive vice president and senior regional market head, overseeing all 15 Wintrust charters. He is responsible for commercial banking and retail banking and co-manages the private client group. David also serves as...
moreMeghan Otis has joined the board of directors of Wintrust Bank. She is a co-founder and partner at Lightspring Capital Partners, a majority women-led and women-owned private investment firm focused on control-equity and mezzanine investments. Previously, Meghan was...
moreMr. Rademacher, a business consultant and private investor, has had an extensive financial career, having held senior management positions with what was one of the largest banks in the country. In addition to having been a Wintrust Financial Corporation director, he...
moreDavid Lee joined Wintrust in 2009 and serves as executive vice president and senior regional market head, overseeing all 15 Wintrust charters. He is responsible for commercial banking and retail banking and co-manages the private client group. David also serves as...
moreMeghan Otis has joined the board of directors of Wintrust Bank. She is a co-founder and partner at Lightspring Capital Partners, a majority women-led and women-owned private investment firm focused on control-equity and mezzanine investments. Previously, Meghan was...
moreMr. Rademacher, a business consultant and private investor, has had an extensive financial career, having held senior management positions with what was one of the largest banks in the country. In addition to having been a Wintrust Financial Corporation director, he...
moreAlison P. Ranney has been involved with Wintrust for two decades and currently serves on the board of directors of Wintrust Bank. She is a Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, the global executive search and leadership advisory firm.
Alison specializes...
Meghan Otis has joined the board of directors of Wintrust Bank. She is a co-founder and partner at Lightspring Capital Partners, a majority women-led and women-owned private investment firm focused on control-equity and mezzanine investments. Previously, Meghan was...
moreMr. Rademacher, a business consultant and private investor, has had an extensive financial career, having held senior management positions with what was one of the largest banks in the country. In addition to having been a Wintrust Financial Corporation director, he...
moreAlison P. Ranney has been involved with Wintrust for two decades and currently serves on the board of directors of Wintrust Bank. She is a Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, the global executive search and leadership advisory firm.
Alison specializes...
Mr. Richter is chair of the Absolute Return Strategies Investment Committee, co-head of Absolute Return Strategies Research, and serves on the Global Investment Council and the ESG Committee. He is also a member of the Strategic Investments Investment Committee. Mr....
moreMr. Rademacher, a business consultant and private investor, has had an extensive financial career, having held senior management positions with what was one of the largest banks in the country. In addition to having been a Wintrust Financial Corporation director, he...
moreAlison P. Ranney has been involved with Wintrust for two decades and currently serves on the board of directors of Wintrust Bank. She is a Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, the global executive search and leadership advisory firm.
Alison specializes...
Mr. Richter is chair of the Absolute Return Strategies Investment Committee, co-head of Absolute Return Strategies Research, and serves on the Global Investment Council and the ESG Committee. He is also a member of the Strategic Investments Investment Committee. Mr....
moreDee Robinson is the CEO and president of Robinson Hill, Inc., a concessions management firm she founded in 1995 that specializes in retail stores and restaurants located in airports and other non-traditional venues. She earned her MBA from Kellogg School of Management...
moreAlison P. Ranney has been involved with Wintrust for two decades and currently serves on the board of directors of Wintrust Bank. She is a Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, the global executive search and leadership advisory firm.
Alison specializes...
Mr. Richter is chair of the Absolute Return Strategies Investment Committee, co-head of Absolute Return Strategies Research, and serves on the Global Investment Council and the ESG Committee. He is also a member of the Strategic Investments Investment Committee. Mr....
moreDee Robinson is the CEO and president of Robinson Hill, Inc., a concessions management firm she founded in 1995 that specializes in retail stores and restaurants located in airports and other non-traditional venues. She earned her MBA from Kellogg School of Management...
moreLou Sandoval is the President and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. He brings decades of global business experience to lead the preeminent organization that serves as the voice of Illinois businesses. Previously, Sandoval served as President and Founder of Halo...
moreMr. Richter is chair of the Absolute Return Strategies Investment Committee, co-head of Absolute Return Strategies Research, and serves on the Global Investment Council and the ESG Committee. He is also a member of the Strategic Investments Investment Committee. Mr....
moreDee Robinson is the CEO and president of Robinson Hill, Inc., a concessions management firm she founded in 1995 that specializes in retail stores and restaurants located in airports and other non-traditional venues. She earned her MBA from Kellogg School of Management...
moreLou Sandoval is the President and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. He brings decades of global business experience to lead the preeminent organization that serves as the voice of Illinois businesses. Previously, Sandoval served as President and Founder of Halo...
moreIngrid Stafford is on the Wintrust Bank Board of Directors and served as audit chair from 2008 to 2020. She is also a trustee of the Evanston Alternative Opportunities Fund, an SEC-registered fund advised by Evanston Capital Management, and she serves on the...
moreDee Robinson is the CEO and president of Robinson Hill, Inc., a concessions management firm she founded in 1995 that specializes in retail stores and restaurants located in airports and other non-traditional venues. She earned her MBA from Kellogg School of Management...
moreLou Sandoval is the President and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. He brings decades of global business experience to lead the preeminent organization that serves as the voice of Illinois businesses. Previously, Sandoval served as President and Founder of Halo...
moreIngrid Stafford is on the Wintrust Bank Board of Directors and served as audit chair from 2008 to 2020. She is also a trustee of the Evanston Alternative Opportunities Fund, an SEC-registered fund advised by Evanston Capital Management, and she serves on the...
moreCherryl Thomas is the former president and CEO of Ardmore Associates, LLC, an engineering consulting firm specializing in infrastructure, transportation, and construction management. Previously, Cherryl chaired the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, an independent agency in the...
moreLou Sandoval is the President and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. He brings decades of global business experience to lead the preeminent organization that serves as the voice of Illinois businesses. Previously, Sandoval served as President and Founder of Halo...
moreIngrid Stafford is on the Wintrust Bank Board of Directors and served as audit chair from 2008 to 2020. She is also a trustee of the Evanston Alternative Opportunities Fund, an SEC-registered fund advised by Evanston Capital Management, and she serves on the...
moreCherryl Thomas is the former president and CEO of Ardmore Associates, LLC, an engineering consulting firm specializing in infrastructure, transportation, and construction management. Previously, Cherryl chaired the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, an independent agency in the...
moreAlex Washington serves as a managing director of Wind Point Partners, a middle market private equity firm based in Chicago. Wind Point has approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management and focuses on majority-control acquisitions of North American companies in the...
moreIngrid Stafford is on the Wintrust Bank Board of Directors and served as audit chair from 2008 to 2020. She is also a trustee of the Evanston Alternative Opportunities Fund, an SEC-registered fund advised by Evanston Capital Management, and she serves on the...
moreCherryl Thomas is the former president and CEO of Ardmore Associates, LLC, an engineering consulting firm specializing in infrastructure, transportation, and construction management. Previously, Cherryl chaired the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, an independent agency in the...
moreAlex Washington serves as a managing director of Wind Point Partners, a middle market private equity firm based in Chicago. Wind Point has approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management and focuses on majority-control acquisitions of North American companies in the...
moreEd Wehmer, along with a few friends, started Wintrust over a card table with some beers and cigars. The idea was to open a bank that would be the alternative to the big banks, and it became a reality in 1991 with the first Wintrust Community Bank location, Lake Forest...
moreCherryl Thomas is the former president and CEO of Ardmore Associates, LLC, an engineering consulting firm specializing in infrastructure, transportation, and construction management. Previously, Cherryl chaired the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, an independent agency in the...
moreAlex Washington serves as a managing director of Wind Point Partners, a middle market private equity firm based in Chicago. Wind Point has approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management and focuses on majority-control acquisitions of North American companies in the...
moreEd Wehmer, along with a few friends, started Wintrust over a card table with some beers and cigars. The idea was to open a bank that would be the alternative to the big banks, and it became a reality in 1991 with the first Wintrust Community Bank location, Lake Forest...
moreTim Crane is President and Chief Executive Officer of Wintrust, a regional banking organization with over $63 billion in assets. His 40-year banking career has touched all facets of retail, commercial, and wealth banking.
Tim joined Wintrust in 2008. During...
moreAlex Washington serves as a managing director of Wind Point Partners, a middle market private equity firm based in Chicago. Wind Point has approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management and focuses on majority-control acquisitions of North American companies in the...
moreEd Wehmer, along with a few friends, started Wintrust over a card table with some beers and cigars. The idea was to open a bank that would be the alternative to the big banks, and it became a reality in 1991 with the first Wintrust Community Bank location, Lake Forest...
moreTim Crane is President and Chief Executive Officer of Wintrust, a regional banking organization with over $63 billion in assets. His 40-year banking career has touched all facets of retail, commercial, and wealth banking.
Tim joined Wintrust in 2008. During...
moreDoug Boersma is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Wintrust Bank, N.A., a Wintrust Financial Corporation charter with assets in excess of $9 billion. Boersma also serves as Market Head for the Central Region, which includes Hinsdale Bank & Trust ($5 billion),...
moreEd Wehmer, along with a few friends, started Wintrust over a card table with some beers and cigars. The idea was to open a bank that would be the alternative to the big banks, and it became a reality in 1991 with the first Wintrust Community Bank location, Lake Forest...
moreTim Crane is President and Chief Executive Officer of Wintrust, a regional banking organization with over $63 billion in assets. His 40-year banking career has touched all facets of retail, commercial, and wealth banking.
Tim joined Wintrust in 2008. During...
moreDoug Boersma is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Wintrust Bank, N.A., a Wintrust Financial Corporation charter with assets in excess of $9 billion. Boersma also serves as Market Head for the Central Region, which includes Hinsdale Bank & Trust ($5 billion),...
moreScott K. Heitmann is a director of Great Lakes Advisors, Wintrust Investments, The Chicago Trust Company, Wintrust, and Wintrust Bank. With more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry, he has served as vice chairman of LaSalle Bank Corporation and the...
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