---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001015328-23-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTFC"
cik: "0001015328"
company_name: "WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T19:15:02.685334+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wintrust director Crowther resigns; Brian Kenney appointed to board

## Summary
- Bruce K. Crowther resigned from the board effective Dec 31, 2022, for personal reasons after 20+ years.
- No disagreement with Wintrust's operations, policies, or practices led to the resignation.
- Elizabeth H. Connelly replaced Crowther as chair of the Compensation Committee.
- Brian A. Kenney appointed effective Jan 1, 2023, to fill the vacancy; will serve on IT/Info Security and Risk Committees.
- Kenney is independent under Nasdaq standards; no arrangements or reportable transactions with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001015328-23-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTFC
- cik: 0001015328
- company_name: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532823000024/0001015328-23-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532823000024/wtfc-20221230.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001015328-23-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001015328-23-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001015328-23-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bruce K. Crowther resigned as Director at WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 30, 2022, Bruce K. Crowther submitted his resignation from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Wintrust Financial Corporation (the “Company”) effective December 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532823000024/0001015328-23-000024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brian A. Kenney was appointed as Director at WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 30, 2022, the Board appointed Brian A. Kenney as a director of Company, effective January 1, 2023, to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Crowther's resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532823000024/0001015328-23-000024-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.