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Senior Management
David B. Ramaker Chief Executive Officer and President
David B. Ramaker is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Chemical Financial. Mr. Ramaker was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President in January 2002 and Chairman in April 2006. Mr. Ramaker has been a director of Chemical Financial since October 2001. Mr. Ramaker also serves as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Chemical Bank. Mr. Ramaker joined Chemical Bank as Vice President on November 29, 1989. Mr. Ramaker became President of Chemical Bank Key State (consolidated into Chemical Bank) in October 1993. Mr. Ramaker became President and a member of the board of directors of Chemical Bank in September 1996 and Executive Vice President and Secretary to the board of Chemical Financial and Chief Executive Officer of Chemical Bank on January 1, 1997. Mr. Ramaker served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Chemical Bank until December 31, 2001. He resumed these positions on January 1, 2006. Mr. Ramaker became Chairman of the Board of Chemical Bank in January 2002. During the last five years, Mr. Ramaker has served as a director of all of the Corporation's subsidiaries. Mr. Ramaker is also a member of the Senior Leadership Team of Chemical Financial.
Lori A. Gwizdala Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Lori A. Gwizdala is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Chemical Financial. Ms. Gwizdala joined Chemical as Controller on January 1, 1985 and was named Chief Financial Officer in May 1987, Senior Vice President in February 1991, Treasurer in April 1994 and Executive Vice President in January 2002. Ms. Gwizdala served as a director of Chemical Bank West (consolidated into Chemical Bank) from January 2002 until December 31, 2005. Ms. Gwizdala is a certified public accountant. Ms. Gwizdala is a member of the Senior Leadership Team of Chemical.
William C. Collins Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
William C. Collins became Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Chemical Financial on May 16, 2011. Mr. Collins served as a partner of Currie Kendall PLC from 1983 to 2005 and as its managing partner from 2005 to May 15, 2011. Mr. Collins is a member of the Senior Leadership Team of Chemical.
Board of Directors
David B. Ramaker Chairman
David B. Ramaker is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Chemical Financial. Mr. Ramaker was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President in January 2002 and Chairman in April 2006. Mr. Ramaker has been a director of Chemical Financial since October 2001. Mr. Ramaker also serves as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Chemical Bank. Mr. Ramaker joined Chemical Bank as Vice President on November 29, 1989. Mr. Ramaker became President of Chemical Bank Key State (consolidated into Chemical Bank) in October 1993. Mr. Ramaker became President and a member of the board of directors of Chemical Bank in September 1996 and Executive Vice President and Secretary to the board of Chemical Financial and Chief Executive Officer of Chemical Bank on January 1, 1997. Mr. Ramaker served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Chemical Bank until December 31, 2001. He resumed these positions on January 1, 2006. Mr. Ramaker became Chairman of the Board of Chemical Bank in January 2002. During the last five years, Mr. Ramaker has served as a director of all of the Corporation's subsidiaries. Mr. Ramaker is also a member of the Senior Leadership Team of Chemical Financial.
Terence F. Moore Lead Director
Terence F. Moore has served as a director of Chemical Financial since January 1998 and is Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and a member of the Compensation and Pension and Risk Management Committees. Mr. Moore has served as a director of Chemical Bank since February 1991. Mr. Moore was appointed as Lead Independent Director of the Corporation in April 2011. Mr. Moore is President and Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance, an organization formed to promote local economic development in Michigan's Great Lakes Bay Region. Mr. Moore served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MidMichigan Health, a health care organization operating in central and northern Michigan, from 1982 until his retirement in June 2008. From 1977 to 1984, Mr. Moore was President and Chief Executive Officer of MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland, which is MidMichigan Health's largest subsidiary.
Gary E. Anderson
Gary E. Anderson has served as a director of Chemical Financial since January 2005 and is Chairman of the Compensation and Pension Committee and a member of the Audit, Corporate Governance and Nominating and Risk Management Committees. Mr. Anderson has been a director of Chemical Bank since January 2001. Mr. Anderson was Lead Independent Director of the Corporation from April 2006 to April 2011. Mr. Anderson is retired Chairman of the Board of Dow Corning Corporation (Dow Corning). Mr. Anderson joined Dow Corning, a diversified company specializing in the development, manufacture and marketing of silicones and related silicon-based products, in 1967 and served in various executive capacities for over 25 years, including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, retiring as Chairman on December 31, 2005. Mr. Anderson has served as a director of Eastman Chemical Company since August 2007 and as its Lead Independent Director since April 2011.
J. Daniel Bernson
J. Daniel Bernson has served as a director of Chemical Financial since January 2001 and is a member of the Audit and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees. Mr. Bernson served as a director of Chemical Bank Shoreline (merged into Chemical Bank on December 31, 2005) from July 1999 through December 31, 2005. Mr. Bernson became a director of Chemical Bank on January 1, 2006. Mr. Bernson is Vice Chairman of The Hanson Group, St. Joseph, Michigan, a holding company with diversified business interests in southwest Michigan, including Hanson Mold, Hanson Logistics, Eagle Technologies Group, Hanson Xpress and Hanson Transportation Management Services. Mr. Bernson was President of The Hanson Group from 1988 until December 2006 and Chief Executive Officer from April 2004 until December 2006. Mr. Bernson became Vice Chairman of The Hanson Group upon his retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2006.
Nancy Bowman
Nancy Bowman has served as a director of Chemical Financial since January 2003 and is a member of the Audit, Compensation and Pension and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees. Ms. Bowman served as a director of Chemical Bank West (merged into Chemical Bank on December 31, 2005) from 1982 through December 31, 2005. Ms. Bowman became a director of Chemical Bank on January 1, 2006 and is also a community advisory director. Ms. Bowman is a certified public accountant and co-owner of Bowman & Rogers, PC, an accounting and tax services company located in Lake City, Michigan.
James R. Fitterling
James R. Fitterling has served as a director of Chemical Financial and Chemical Bank since July 2010 and is a member of the Compensation and Pension, Corporate Governance and Nominating and Risk Management Committees. Mr. Fitterling is Executive Vice President, Feedstocks, Performance Plastics, Asia and Latin America, of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow). Dow is a diversified science and technology company that manufactures chemical, plastic and agricultural products. Mr. Fitterling joined Dow in 1984. After serving in a variety of sales, marketing and supply chain positions in Liquid Separations, he was named Commercial Director for Liquid Separations, Dow Pacific in 1994. In 1998, he was appointed Global Business Director for Liquid Separations and President and CEO of FilmTec Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dow. In 2000, he was named General Manager for Dow Thailand and Managing Director for SCC-Dow Group of joint venture companies. In 2002, he became CEO of the OPTIMAL Group, affiliates of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Malaysia's state-owned oil corporation and Dow. He added responsibility for the Southeast Asia and Australia region in 2004. Mr. Fitterling was named Business Vice President for Polyethylene in 2005, President, Basic Plastics in 2007, Vice President of Corporate Development in 2009, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development in April 2010, Executive Vice President of Dow and President, Plastics and Hydrocarbons in August 2010, Executive Vice President of Dow and President, Corporate Development and Hydrocarbons in March 2011, assumed additional executive oversight of Dow's Chemicals and Energy Division in August 2011 and was appointed to his current position in September 2012. Mr. Fitterling is a member of Dow's Executive Committee, Innovation and New Business Development Committee, and Executive Run-the-Business Team. He also serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Univation Technologies LLC.
Thomas T. Huff
Thomas T. Huff has served as a director of Chemical Financial since January 2004 and is a member of the Compensation and Pension and Risk Management Committees. Mr. Huff served as a director of Chemical Bank Shoreline (merged into Chemical Bank on December 31, 2005) from 1986 through December 31, 2005. Mr. Huff became a director of Chemical Bank on January 1, 2006 and is also a community advisory director. From 1987 to 2002, Mr. Huff was a senior partner with the Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt and Howlett law firm. Mr. Huff is owner of Peregrine Realty LLC (a real estate development company) and Peregrine Restaurant Group LLC (owner of London Grill restaurants), and continues to practice law in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Michael T. Laethem
Michael T. Laethem has served as a director of Chemical Financial since January 2006 and is a member of the Audit and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees. Mr. Laethem has served as a director of Chemical Bank since January 2001 and is also a community advisory director. Mr. Laethem served as a director of Chemical Bank Thumb Area (merged into Chemical Bank on December 31, 2000) from 1993 through December 31, 2000. Mr. Laethem is a certified public accountant and is also President of Farm Depot, Ltd, a company that purchases, sells and leases farm equipment, in Caro, Michigan.
James B. Meyer
James B. Meyer has served as a director of Chemical Financial and Chemical Bank since May 2010 and is a member of the Audit and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees. Mr. Meyer served as a director of O.A.K. Financial Corporation (merged into Chemical Financial on April 30, 2010) from 2004 through April 30, 2010. Mr. Meyer retired from Spartan Stores, Inc, a food services wholesaler and retailer, in 2003, after 30 years with the company. He was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Spartan Stores, Inc. in 1997 and a year later was named Chief Executive Officer. He was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Spartan Stores, Inc. in 2000. Mr. Meyer is a certified public accountant.
Grace O. Shearer
Grace O. Shearer has served as a director of Chemical Financial and Chemical Bank since May 2010 and is a member of the Compensation and Pension and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees. Ms. Shearer served as a director of O.A.K. Financial Corporation (merged into Chemical Financial on April 30, 2010) from 2002 through April 30, 2010. Ms. Shearer is retired from West Michigan Heart, P.C., a cardiology service provider in West Michigan, where she served as Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2005. Ms. Shearer also served as Vice President of Operations for St. Mary's Hospital, Grand Rapids, from 1980 to 1993, and in 1992 served as its interim Chief Executive Officer.
Larry D. Stauffer
Larry D. Stauffer has served as a director of Chemical Financial and Chemical Bank since January 2006 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk Management Committee. Mr. Stauffer served as a director of Chemical Bank West (merged into Chemical Bank on December 31, 2005) from May 2004 through December 31, 2005. Mr. Stauffer is also a community advisory director. Mr. Stauffer served from 1984 to November 2007 as President of Auto Paint Inc. and Auto Wares Tool Company, both divisions of Auto Wares Inc., an automotive parts distribution company that serves the Midwest section of the United States, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In November 2007, Mr. Stauffer became a consultant of Auto Wares Inc.
Franklin C. Wheatlake
Franklin C. Wheatlake has served as a director of Chemical Financial and Chemical Bank since January 2006 and is Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and a member of the Audit and Compensation and Pension Committees. Mr. Wheatlake served as a director of Chemical Bank West (merged into Chemical Bank on December 31, 2005) from 2001 through December 31, 2005. Mr. Wheatlake is Chairman of Utility Supply and Construction Company, a company that provides supply chain, material distribution, logistics support and construction services to the electric and gas utility industry, and a dealer/principal of Crossroads Chevrolet, an automobile/light truck dealership, both located in Reed City, Michigan.
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