Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WTFC) announced that board members H. Patrick Hackett Jr. and William J. Doyle will not seek re-election and will conclude their service at the company's annual shareholder meeting on May 28, 2026.

Brian A. Kenney, who has served on the Wintrust board since 2023, is expected to succeed Hackett as chairman pending his re-election at the annual meeting. Hackett has served as chairman since 2017 and joined the board in 2008. Doyle has been a director since 2017.

"We are grateful to Pat and Bill for their years of service on our Board, including Pat's nine years of leadership as Chairman," said Tim Crane, president and chief executive officer of Wintrust Financial Corporation.

Hackett is managing member of HHS Partners LLC, a Chicago-area investment company. Doyle retired as president and chief executive officer of PotashCorp in 2015.

Kenney retired as chairman, president and chief executive officer of GATX Corporation in 2022. He currently serves as chairman of Wintrust's Risk Management Committee and as a member of the Nominating Committee.

The remaining 12 board members are seeking re-election, according to the company's 2026 proxy statement. Wintrust operates as a financial holding company with $71 billion in assets and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

The Chicago-based company operates more than 200 retail banking locations through 16 community bank subsidiaries across the greater Chicago area, southern Wisconsin, west Michigan, northwest Indiana, and southwest Florida markets.