Mr. Funk, 70, served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company from March 2008 through his retirement in October 2022 and the Bank from November 2000 through October 2022. He also served as President of the Company and the Bank from November 2000 to July 2020. Prior to that, he held positions as President and Central Region Manager and Chief Investment Officer for Brenton Bank-Des Moines. Mr. Funk has taught for the Colorado Graduate School of Banking in Boulder, Colorado, the Iowa School of Banking, and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Georgetown University. He previously served on the board of directors of Folience and the American Bankers Association and was the Chairman of the Iowa Bankers Association in 2010 and 2011. Mr. Funk graduated with a Bachelor s degree from William Jewell College. We consider Mr. Funk to be qualified for service on the board due to his extensive expertise in the financial services industry, particularly in the state of Iowa, and intimate knowledge of MidWest One Financial Group s business and operations and because of his previous role as the Chief Executive Officer of MidWest One Financial and the Bank.