Wintrust Financial Announces Addition of Jim Kiley to Wealth Services Team
March 15 2012 - 4:01PM
Wintrust Financial Corporation ("Wintrust") (Nasdaq:WTFC) announced
the appointment of James (Jim) W. Kiley as Managing Director of
Wintrust Wealth Services.
Bringing extensive investment management and private banking
experience to Wintrust, Kiley will be charged with developing new
business opportunities from the Chicago Loop office of Wintrust
Wealth Services. Prior to joining Wintrust, he was President of
Kiley Capital, an investment capital company he founded in 2006.
Previously, Kiley spent over 25 years as Managing Director of
Chicago operations for Weiss Peck and Greer, LLC, and Robeco
Investment Management. Kiley has also served as the Executive
Director of the Illinois Housing Development Authority, as well as
Assistant for Economic Development to Governor James R. Thompson.
He received a B.S. and Masters from Northern Illinois University.
Kiley is a Life Trustee of the Illinois Institute of Technology,
formerly serving as trustee, member of the Executive Committee and
Chairman of the Investment Committee. His brother, Thomas R. Kiley,
is CEO of Great Lakes Advisors, a Wintrust Wealth Management
Company.
"Jim brings an extensive amount of wealth services experience
and contacts to the organization," said Edward J. Wehmer, President
& CEO of Wintrust. "He maintains a great network in
Chicago."
Braden Smith, Executive Vice President of Wintrust Wealth
Services, further elaborated, "It is a great opportunity to add
someone of Jim's caliber to the Wealth Services team. As Wintrust
Wealth Services expands in 2012, both in the Chicago market and its
suburbs, we are committed to meeting the needs of high-net-worth
individuals and families on both sides of their balance sheet."
About Wintrust
Wintrust is a financial holding company with assets of
approximately $16 billion whose common stock is traded on the
NASDAQ Global Select Market. Wintrust operates fifteen community
banks that provide a full complement of commercial and consumer
loan and deposit products and services through approximately 100
banking facilities in the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas.
Wintrust also provides brokerage, trust and investment services to
customers primarily in the Midwest, as well as customers of the
banks, and provides services in mortgage banking, insurance premium
financing and several specialty-lending niches.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. Investors are cautioned
that such statements are predictions and that actual events or
results may differ materially. Wintrust's expected financial
results or other plans are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in
the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" and the
forward-looking statement disclosure contained in Wintrust's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year and in
Wintrust's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and
Wintrust undertakes no duty to update the information.
CONTACT: Edward J. Wehmer, President & Chief Executive Officer
David A. Dykstra, Senior Executive Vice President
& Chief Operating Officer
(847) 615-4096 www.wintrust.com
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