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Curtis C. Farmer is Vice Chairman of Comerica's Retail Bank and Wealth Management. He is a member of Comerica's Management Policy Committee. On August 12, 2010, Comerica announced it was combining the Retail Bank and Wealth Management leadership into one organization, led by Farmer. He leads the business segments which serve consumers, small businesses, institutional clients and the wealth market. He is responsible for the Retail Bank, which includes Comerica's 489 banking centers (as of 12/31/12) and Small Business. He also has responsibility for Wealth Management, which delivers personal wealth management solutions to high-net-worth individuals. The Institutional Services group within Wealth Management works with organizations such as partnerships, sole proprietorships, corporations, unions, non-profits, health care organizations and municipalities to provide services such as custody, investment management, employee benefit plans, investment banking, and business succession planning. Farmer also has responsibility for Corporate Marketing and Communications, and Corporate Quality Process. He was named Vice Chairman of Comerica's Retail Bank and Wealth Management on April 29, 2011. Farmer joined Comerica as Executive Vice President of Wealth Management on Oct. 20, 2008, from Wachovia Corporation of Charlotte, N.C., where he most recently spent three years as Executive Vice President and Wealth Management Director of the Wealth Management segment. During his 23 years with Wachovia, he held a variety of positions of increasing scope and responsibility, including Senior Vice President and Managing Executive Wachovia Trust Company in Charlotte, NC; Senior Vice President and Wealth Management Director in Philadelphia, Pa.; and Senior Vice President and Managing Executive of Marketing and Strategic Planning in Charlotte, NC. Farmer earned a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University, where he also earned his Masters in Business Administration. Farmer's board affiliations include Wake Forest University, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Baylor Healthcare Foundation and the Circle 10 Council of the Boys Scouts of America.

Mark Hardwick is a Board Member at FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, Trustee at Ball State University, and Chief Executive Officer at FIRST MERCHANTS CORP and is based in Muncie, Indiana. He has worked as Controller at FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, Senior Accountant at BKD CPAs & Advisors, and Senior Accountant at Geo S Olive & Co. Mark works or has worked as MEMBER at Next Muncie. He attended Stonier School of Banking and Ball State University between 1989 and 1993.

Jonathan Thomas is a President, Chief Executive Officer at American Century Investments.

Bill Johnson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Farm Credit Mid-America, a $23-billion agricultural cooperative serving more than 100,000 farmers, agribusinesses and rural residents in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. He has more than 35 years of financial services experience within the Farm Credit System and has held leadership roles in Farm Credit entities across the country, including the Midwest, Pacific Northwest and New England. Johnson came to Farm Credit Mid-America in March 2011 from AgriBank in St. Paul, Minn., where he served as Executive Vice President-Chief Risk and Information Officer. He grew up on a small farm in Southern Indiana and worked in his family’s farm supply business. Johnson received a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Evansville, a Masters of Business Administration from Gonzaga University and is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree at Vanderbilt University. Johnson also serves as Chair of the Farm Credit System President’s Planning Committee and is a member of the Business Practices Committee. He is a board member of Denver-based Farm Credit Council Services and Indianapolis based AgriNovus Indiana. He also serves on the Board of Visitors for the University of Evansville and is active at other universities in speaking and advisory roles.