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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001015328-25-000194"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTFC"
cik: "0001015328"
company_name: "WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-10-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:53:10.082810+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wintrust Financial adds two new directors: Laura Kohl (Morningstar CIO) and David Richter (GCM Grosvenor)

## Summary
- Appointed effective October 1, 2025, expanding board to 14 members.
- Kohl (Morningstar CIO) joins Risk Management and IT & Info Security Committees.
- Richter (GCM Grosvenor MD) joins Audit and Finance Committees.
- Both directors are independent under Nasdaq listing standards.
- No arrangements or transactions with the company under Item 404(a).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001015328-25-000194
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTFC
- cik: 0001015328
- company_name: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-10-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532825000194/0001015328-25-000194-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532825000194/wtfc-20251001.htm

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