Michael C. Rechin, 57, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corporation
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation since April 2007; Chief
Operating Officer of the Corporation from November 2005 to April 2007; Executive
Vice President, Corporate Banking National City Bank from 1995 to November 2005.
Mark K. Hardwick, 45, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Corporation
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation since
December 2005; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation
from April 2002 to December 2005; Corporate Controller of the Corporation from
November 1997 to April 2002.
Michael J. Stewart, 50, Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer,
Corporation
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of the Corporation since
February 2008; Executive Vice President from December 2006 to February 2008
of National City Corp; Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of
National City Bank of Indiana from December 2002 to December 2006.
John J. Martin, 49, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, Corporation
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Corporation since March
2013; Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Corporation from
June 2009 to March 2013; First Vice President and Deputy Chief Credit Officer
of the Corporation from July 2008 to June 2009; First Vice President and Senior
Manager of Lending Process of the Corporation from January 2008 to July 2008;
Senior Vice President and Regional Senior Credit Officer of National City Bank
from May 2000 to December 2007.
Stephan H. Fluhler, 47, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Corporation
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Corporation since
May 2014; Chief Technology Officer of the Corporation from 2004 to May 2014;
Director of Technology Services and Change Management of the Corporation from
December 2003 to 2004.
Kimberly J. Ellington, 56, Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources,
Corporation
Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources of the Corporation since
2004; Vice President and Director of Human Resources of the Corporation from
1999 to 2004.
Jeffrey B. Lorentson, 52, Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Corporation
Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Corporation since June 2007;
Corporate Controller of First Indiana Bank from June 2006 to June 2007; First
Vice President and Corporate Controller of the Corporation from 2003 to 2006;
Vice President and Corporate Controller of the Corporation from 2002 to 2003.
Michele Kawiecki, 43, Senior Vice President and Director of Finance, Corporation
Senior Vice President and Director of Finance of the Corporation since March
2015; Senior Vice President of Capital Management and Assistant Treasurer of
UMB Financial Corporation from May 2011 to March 2015; Director of Corporate
Development and Enterprise Project Management at UMB Financial Corporation from
May 2008 to May 2011; Chief Risk Officer at UMB Financial Corporation from February
2004 to May 2008.
First Merchants Corporation currently has 1529 employees.