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Wintrust Financial company history timeline

1991

In 1991, Wintrust’s current CEO and one of the company’s founders, Ed Wehmer, set up shop in a northern Chicago suburb with a simple idea: to provide an alternative to the big banks.

1998

Jay Mack is the president & CEO of Town Bank and has been with the bank since its inception in 1998.

2002

Dave Stoehr joined Wintrust in January 2002 and manages all financial and accounting affairs of the Company, including internal and external financial reporting.

2006

Tom Zidar joined Wintrust in 2006 and also serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Wintrust Wealth Management.

2008

Tim Crane, president and treasurer, joined Wintrust in 2008 and is responsible for overseeing Wintrust’s 15 community bank charters and several lines of business.

The bank used the 2008 financial crisis to acquire small troubled banks in the Chicago area, backed by its pre-crisis capital supplemented by TARP funds.

2009

David Lee joined Wintrust in 2009 and serves as regional market head, overseeing Libertyville Bank & Trust, Crystal Lake Bank & Trust, and State Bank of The Lakes.

2014

Guy Eisenhuth has served as Wintrust executive vice president and regional market head overseeing Barrington Bank & Trust, Schaumburg Bank & Trust and Village Bank & Trust, since January 2014, and is also a director for each of those banks.

2015

Kate Boege joined Wintrust in September 2015 and manages all legal affairs of the Company, as well as assisting banks and non-bank subsidiaries with legal matters.

2017

Jim Lentino joined Wintrust in 2017 and is responsible for the company’s risk management strategy and framework.

2019

Jeremy Holley joined Wintrust in 2019 and currently serves as the company’s chief audit officer, reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board.

2022

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Founded
1991
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Headquarters
Rosemont, IL
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Edward Joseph Wehmer,Meghan Otis
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