Sector: Financials
Director information for FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark C. Kellogg | Director | 65 | ["Basketball commentator at CBS Sports", "Lead studio and game analyst since 1997", "Thirty-two years with the Indiana Pacers", "Chair of the Columbus Foundation Governing Committee from 2023 through 2025", "Serving and philanthropy involvement in various institutions and organizations"] | ["Columbus Foundation Governing Committee", "The Ohio State Alumni Association Board", "The Ohio State Board of Trustees", "First Merchants Bank Ohio Regional Advisory Board"] | 2026 |
| F. Howard Halderman | President and CEO | 59 | ["President and CEO of Halderman Farm Management Service, Inc.", "Executive Chair of US Agriculture, LLC", "Accredited Farm Manager with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers", "Licensed real estate broker in multiple states", "Experience in agricultural real estate marketplace", "Chair of the Board\u2019s Risk and Credit Policy Committee", "Serves on multiple boards and committees related to agriculture and community development"] | ["Risk and Credit Policy Committee"] | 2026 |
| Jason R. Sondhi | Director | 42 | ["founder and CEO of EXOS Companies", "experience in technology and cybersecurity"] | [] | 2026 |
| Jean L. Wojtowicz | President and CEO | 68 | ["recognized leader with broad knowledge of the banking and financial services industry", "business and financial acumen", "valuable expertise in risk management and compliance", "2011 Business Leader of the Year", "named to the Indianapolis Business Journal's 'Most Influential 250 Business Leaders' four times", "audit committee financial expert"] | ["Investment Committee", "Audit Committee", "Governance Nominating Committee", "Nominating and Governance Committee", "Compensation and Human Resources Committee"] | 2026 |
| Kevin D. Johnson | President and Chief Executive Officer | 61 | ["Veteran of the economic development industry", "Advising enterprises in site selection", "Providing insights into banking needs of small businesses"] | ["International Economic Development Council", "Downtown Detroit Partnership", "Detroit Riverfront Conservancy", "Tech Town", "Economic Development Leaders of Michigan"] | 2026 |
| Larry W. Myers | Director | 66 | ["Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of First Savings Financial Group, Inc. and First Savings Bank", "Joined First Savings Bank in 2005 as Chief Operations Officer", "Area President for National City Bank in southern Indiana", "Forty-two years of experience in the local banking industry", "Involvement in business and civic organizations"] | [] | 2026 |
| Mark K. Hardwick | Chief Executive Officer | 55 | ["Chief Executive Officer of First Merchants Corporation", "Chief Financial Officer", "Chief Operating Officer", "senior accountant with BKD, LLP", "Certified Public Accountant", "extensive community involvement in Muncie, Indiana"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Michael C. Rechin | Vice Chair | 67 | ["Former President and CEO of the Company", "Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer", "23 years of management experience at National City Bank", "Leadership and strategic skills", "Broad knowledge of the banking and financial services industry"] | [] | 2026 |
| Michael J. Fisher | President and Chief Executive Officer | 56 | ["considerable management skills", "leadership experience", "recognized Muncie civic leader", "prior community banking experience"] | ["Indiana Commission for Higher Education", "Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation", "IU Health East Region Advisory Board", "IU Health Foundation", "Muncie Aviation Company", "Greater Muncie Chamber of Commerce", "Owl Academic & Athletic Boosters"] | 2026 |
| Michael R. Becher, CPA | Director | 72 | ["Managing Partner of the Indianapolis office of Deloitte", "Over 37 years of experience with Deloitte", "Significant growth experience in the Indianapolis market", "Audit partner serving public and private companies", "Strategic advisor to Krieg DeVault LLP", "Chair of the Board of Trustees at Marian University", "Co-Chair of the United Way of Central Indiana 2026 fundraising campaign", "Founder and member of Retire United", "Experience on multiple audit committees", "Recognized as an 'audit committee financial expert'"] | ["Executive Committee", "Audit Committee", "Risk Committee", "Governance Committee", "Finance Committee", "Nominating and Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Mung Chiang | Director | 49 | ["President of Purdue University", "Roscoe H. George Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering", "John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering", "executive vice president for strategic initiatives", "National Science Foundation\u2019s Alan T. Waterman Award recipient", "National Academy of Inventors member", "Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences member", "IEEE INFOCOM Achievement Award recipient", "Guggenheim Fellowship recipient", "co-founder of three startup companies", "founding CEO of DataMi", "science and technology advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State"] | ["Telamon Corporation", "U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee", "U.S. Foundation of Energy Security Innovation"] | 2026 |
| Susan W. Brooks | Director | 65 | ["Former Congresswoman", "Former U.S. Attorney", "Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Ivy Tech Community College", "Deputy Mayor for the City of Indianapolis", "Member of TeamHealth Board of Directors", "Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador at Large at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law", "Advised companies, non-profits, educational institutions, and hospitals on operations and workforce planning and development during organizational transformations.", "Passionate about leading and developing people and teams.", "Strong proponent of change and leverages facts to inform decision making."] | ["Nominating & Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
