Ryan Robert Alvarez

The Group's principal activities are to provide commercial and retail banking, consumer finance, asset management, mortgage financing and payment processing services. The asset management includes both institutional asset and personal wealth management. The Group also provides home equity line of credit which consists of revolving lines of credit secured by residential real estate. Other consumer loans include installment loans for automobiles, boats and recreational vehicles, student loans. The Group provides credit card services and insurance services also. As on 31-Dec-2007, the Group operates through 1,400 branch banking offices and 4100 retail and wholesale mortgage offices located throughout the United States. On 05-Jan-2007, the Group acquired Fidelity Bankshares, Inc.

Wintrust Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago. The firm is also known as Great Lakes Advisors LLC. Wintrust traces its origin to 1931 when Wayne Hummer, George Barnes and Harry Baum formed a financial services firm that provided investment advice to small and medium-sized banks. In 1981, after serving investors for 50 years, Wayne Hummer Management Co. was formed to provide discretionary, fee-based, investment management services. In 2002, Wayne Hummer Management Co. merged with Wintrust Financial Corp. (NasdaqGS: WTFC), a Chicago-based a financial services holding company and the firm became known as Wintrust Capital Management. Wintrust Capital Management consists of 3 divisions: Wayne Hummer Investments, the Chicago Trust Co. and Wayne Hummer Asset Management Co.

Wintrust Investments LLC (WTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1931 and formerly known as Wayne Hummer Investments LLC and changed their name to Wintrust Investments LLC in 2018. They are a subsidiary of Wintrust Bank, NA, which is owned by Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC). WTI provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, trust programs, and other US institutions.

Founded in 1983, PNC Capital Markets LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC; NYSE: PNU; NYSE: PNC-PD). PNC Capital Markets offers a variety of customized banking, advisory and securities solutions. Their capital markets products and services include: ABS, corporate share repurchase programs, equipment finance solutions, equity and interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange, loan syndications, mergers and acquisitions, private placements, public finance and public market securities. PNC Capital Markets also provides public finance advisory services, securities underwriting and securities sales and trading. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

Founded in 2007, Inovest Wealth Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Prairie Village, Kansas.

Great Lakes Advisors LLC (GLA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1981, the firm is a subsidiary of Whamco Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC), which acquired the firm in 2011. GLA offers customized investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients. In addition, the firm serves as adviser to mutual funds and is the General Partner to a Private Fund. GLA is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.