Roberta Lynn Cramer

Founded in 1990, Great Lakes Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Chicago. The firm manages equity, fixed-income, and balanced fund separate accounts for clients including corporations, public funds, endowments, foundations, Taft Hartley plans, religious organizations and individuals.

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.

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.

Continental Bank Holdings Inc. operates as a holding company. It provides banking and financial services to individuals and businesses. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, PA.