Timothy S. Crane (64), Director since 2023. Mr. Crane was appointed to serve as a Director of the Company in January 2023. He joined the Company in August 2008 and has held a series of executive management roles. Mr. Crane currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Additionally, he currently serves as an Advisory Director for each of the Company s main operating subsidiaries. Prior to the transition to his current role on May 1, 2023, Mr. Crane served as President of the Company since February 2020, after previously holding the title of Executive Vice President, Senior Market Head and Treasurer since February 2017, during which time he was responsible for oversight of Wintrust s subsidiary banks, banking operations and treasury business. Previously, in January 2016, Mr. Crane was appointed to serve as Corporate Treasurer of the Company. Before joining the Company, Mr. Crane served as President of Harris Bankcorp (Harris Bank, Bank of Montreal) in Chicago, where he was employed for 24 years. He also serves on the boards of the Metropolitan Family Services, Millennium Park Foundation, and ProSight, and serves as a Trustee of DePaul University. Mr. Crane brings a wealth of knowledge to the Board of Directors relating to banking operations, regulations, financial management, and mergers and acquisitions. He is the only member of the Board who is also an executive officer of the Company. As such, he provides views of the management of the Company and substantial insight into the operations of the Company.