FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for FRME
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRME | 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 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Director since 2013 age 59 Mr. Halderman is the President and CEO of Halderman Farm Management Service, Inc. ( HFMS ), headquartered in Wabash, Indiana, which provides management services for agricultural properties from coast to coast, and Halderman Real Estate Services, Inc. ( HRES ), headquartered in Wabash, Indiana, which buys and sells farm real estate through private transactions and public auctions and performs certified farm appraisals, primarily in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan; and is Executive Chair of US Agriculture, LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser registered with the SEC. Mr. Halderman joined HFMS in 1988 and succeeded his father as President and CEO in 2000. Mr. Halderman co-founded HRES with his father in 1990, and he became the CEO of that company in 2012. Mr. Halderman is an Accredited Farm Manager with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, and he is a licensed real estate broker in Indiana, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan and Kentucky. He serves on the Boards at Field of Dreams, Inc., and Parkview Health System. He is also on the Investment Committee for Community Foundation of Wabash County. He is Treasurer of the Grow Wabash County, member of the Boards of Directors of the Wabash County Development Corporation, the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership and Agrinovus. Mr. Halderman is Chair of the Board s Risk and Credit Policy Committee. Mr. Halderman s specific experience and qualifications to serve as a director Mr. Halderman has considerable experience and knowledge of the agricultural real estate marketplace throughout the Eastern Corn Belt, which includes the FMC market. Agricultural lending is an important segment of the Company s business, and Mr. Halderman is the only FMC director who possesses special expertise in this field. His vast network of contacts within the agricultural community in Indiana and nationally benefits the Company. Mr. Halderman owns and operates three farm-related small businesses that are located in an important rural market for the Company.