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. He serves on Wintrust’s Executive Management Committees and is chairman of both the Lake Forest Bank...

Dave Dykstra joined Wintrust in 1995 and currently serves as the company’s vice chairman and chief operating officer, a position he assumed in 2020. In his role, Dave provides leadership to core critical operational functions, capital planning, acquisitions, investor...

Rich Murphy serves as Wintrust’s vice chairman and chief lending officer, responsible for all lending functions of the company. He also oversees Wintrust Mortgage, First Insurance Funding, and Wintrust Life Finance. Previously, Rich has also served as Wintrust’s chief...

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. Prior to joining Wintrust, from January 2013 through August 2015, Kate served as general counsel and...

Jack Burback joined Wintrust in 2017 and currently serves as the company’s chief information security officer. In this role, he is responsible for information security, corporate security, fraud, and business continuity. Prior to joining Wintrust, Jack served as the...

Tony Buttrick joined Wintrust in February 2018 as chief information officer (CIO). In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing information technology initiatives that support Wintrust’s strategic vision, while improving cost effectiveness, service quality,...

Pete Connolly is executive vice president and chief credit officer of commercial and industrial lending. He has spent more than 25 years in multiple functions of commercial banking, primarily in credit, underwriting, workout, and management roles. His entire career has been...

Melissa Donaldson is the first chief diversity officer at Wintrust, where she partners with leadership to establish diversity and inclusion practices for business success, employee engagement, and positioning Wintrust as an employer of choice and responsible corporate...

Since 2007, Matt Doubleday has served as chief marketing officer for Wintrust, leading an internal agency that supports all Wintrust brands and business lines with messaging, strategy, creative, data, digital, media buying, sponsorship management, and production. Matt...

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. Guy originally...

Jeremy Holley joined Wintrust in 2019 and currently serves as the company’s chief audit officer, reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board. In this role he oversees the Internal Audit Department and provides assurance of internal control procesWEBses for all...

Norah Larke joined Wintrust in 2008, and after a decade of leading transformation change within the human resources function, was internally promoted to chief human resources officer in 2020. Norah’s leadership experience spans a variety of areas including HR...

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. He also serves as CEO of Lake Forest Bank & Trust. Prior to Wintrust, David spent 23...

Jim Lentino joined Wintrust in 2017 and is responsible for the company’s risk management strategy and framework. He oversees development and execution of the second line of defense risk oversight function, which assesses risks independent of the frontline business...

Bill Lynch serves as CEO of Wintrust Bank and market head overseeing Northbrook Bank & Trust, Beverly Bank & Trust, Hinsdale Bank & Trust, and Wintrust Wealth Services. He previously served as president and CEO of Wintrust Bank. Prior to joining the...

John McKinnon is chairman and CEO of Wintrust Commercial Banking. Previously, he served as president and CEO of Wintrust Commercial Banking from 2010 to 2020. John is a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College and the University of Iowa. After completing his education, he...

Dave Stoehr joined Wintrust in January 2002 and manages all financial and accounting affairs of the Company, including internal and external financial reporting. Prior to joining Wintrust, Dave was senior vice president, Reporting & Analysis at Firstar and U.S. Bancorp...

Pamela Sharar-Stoppel serves as market head for Wintrust’s western suburban community banks. She is the former CEO and president of Wheaton Bank & Trust, where she continues to provide leadership and support. Prior to joining Wintrust, Pam began her...

Tom Zidar joined Wintrust in 2006 and also serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Wintrust Wealth Management. Prior to joining Wintrust, he worked at ABN AMRO/LaSalle Bank for nine years, most recently, as executive vice president in the Personal Financial...