Mary Kay Bates is Chief Executive Officer of Bank Midwest, a regional community bank and financial services company based in Spirit Lake, Iowa, which provides banking, insurance, and wealth management services through an 11-branch network located throughout Northwest Iowa, Southwest Minnesota, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2017 until December 2025. Ms. Bates career in community banking has spanned over 30 years and, since joining Bank Midwest in 1995, she has gained a broad range of experience in lending, marketing, audit/risk, human resources, and operations. As an executive leader of Bank Midwest for the past 15 years, her responsibilities progressively increased to strategic initiatives that have included acquisitions and growth strategies, operational effectiveness, and workforce engagement. Ms. Bates currently serves as Chair of the board of directors of Bank Midwest and Vice Chair of the board of directors of Goodenow Bancorporation. She serves as a director for the American Bankers Association and is past Chair of the Iowa Bankers Association and also serves on the founding committee for the ABA Women CEO Peer Group. Ms. Bates is recognized as an active community leader and volunteer, having served as a director and officer on multiple boards to enrich the quality of life and economic development within her community. In 2019, Ms. Bates was recognized as Banker of the Year by BankBeat Magazine. She attended Iowa State University and graduated with honors from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado. We consider Ms. Bates to be a qualified candidate for service on the Board of Directors and the committees she is a member of due to her extensive knowledge of the banking industry that she has attained as the Chief Executive Officer and past President of Bank Midwest.