Mr. Klaeser most recently served as a Strategic Advisor to TCF Financial Corporation (formerly, NASDAQ: TCF) from October 2020, until his retirement in June 2021. Before that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of TCF Financial Corporation (formerly Chemical Financial Corporation) and TCF National Bank from August 2016 until April 2020. Prior to his time at TCF Financial Corporation, Mr. Klaeser served as Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Managing Director of Talmer Bancorp, Inc. from May 2010 until Talmer Bancorp s merger with Chemical Financial Corporation in August 2016. Mr. Klaeser also served as Chief Financial Officer and a director of First Place Bank following its acquisition by Talmer Bancorp, Inc. from January 2013 until it was merged into Talmer Bank and Trust in February 2014. Mr. Klaeser was a senior Midwest bank analyst with Raymond James from April 2009 to May 2010. From 2003 until 2009, Mr. Klaeser was Chief Financial Officer of PrivateBancorp, Inc. From 2000 through 2002, Mr. Klaeser was Managing Director and Head of the Financial Institutions Group for Anderson Corporate Finance, a division of Arthur Andersen, where he was responsible for advising financial institutions on complex merger and acquisition transactions, restructuring, and divestures. Mr. Klaeser also spent seven years as an investment banker and was head of the Financial Institutions Group at EVEREN Securities, which was acquired by First Union Securities. We consider Mr. Klaeser to be a qualified candidate for service on the board, as Vice Chair of the Audit Committee, a member of the Capital Committee, as Vice Chair of the Compensation Committee, and a member of the Executive Committee and the Risk and Insurance Committee due to his extensive executive-level experience in the financial services industry, including his service as a Chief Financial Officer for a public company.