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In 2007, Edward J. Wehmer earned $727.06K in total compensation at Wintrust Financial, primarily from $697.92K salary. Most recently acquired 26,624 shares in Jan 2025. Currently holds stock worth $25.44M. Has donated $5.10M in stock to charitable causes. Led Wintrust Financial as CEO for 31 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Edward J. Wehmer, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2007

Total Compensation

$727.06K

Salary

$697.92K

Bonus

$0.00

Other

$29.14K

Salary

$697.92K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy is designed to attract and retain highly-qualified executives, with a focus on competitive salaries and performance-based bonuses.

Bonus

$0.00

Board Justification

The Company did not pay cash bonuses to Mr. Wehmer for the year 2007.

Other Compensation

$29.14K

Board Justification

Other compensation includes perquisites such as club memberships, life insurance, and automobile allowances.

Restricted Stock

$0.000 RSU

Board Justification

No stock awards were vested in 2007 as the amounts shown in the summary compensation table reflect stock awards made prior to 2006.

Performance Metrics

Performance metrics for determining compensation include company-level financial objectives such as net income, deposit growth, loan growth, and net interest margin.

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Edward J. Wehmer

Founder and Ex-CEO of Wintrust Financial

Education

Not specified

Field of Expertise

Finance & Banking - Finance

Sector of Economy

Financial Services

Born

January 1, 1962 - 63 years ago

CEO of Wintrust Financial for

31 years 3 months (Jan 1992 - Apr 2023)

Previous Experience

Harris Bankcorp, President

Holdings

Track Edward J. Wehmer's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$19.82M

SCL

$1.12M

16,552 SCL shares

WTFC

$18.70M

333,115 WTFC shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Edward J. Wehmer didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra SCL16,552 shares worth $745.01K and WTFC333,115 shares worth $45.41M.
This is 132.83% and $26.33M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

WTFC

36,250 shares

WTFC

SCL

3,500 shares

SCL

Recent Charitable Transactions

WTFC

10,000 shares

WTFC

Nov 6, 2024

Charity

WTFC

12,000 shares

WTFC

Nov 14, 2023

Charity

SCL

1,000 shares

SCL

May 22, 2023

Charity

SCL

1,500 shares

SCL

May 11, 2023

Charity

WTFC

10,000 shares

WTFC

Nov 30, 2022

Charity

SCL

1,000 shares

SCL

Nov 30, 2022

Charity

Insider Trading

Edward J. Wehmer's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

WTFC

$3.56M

WTFC at $133.62/share

Jan 23, 2025

Received

WTFC

$36.19K

WTFC at $137.08/share

Nov 22, 2024

Received

WTFC

10,000 shares

WTFC

Nov 6, 2024

Charity

WTFC

$36.10K

WTFC at $102.85/share

Aug 22, 2024

Received

WTFC

$36.01K

WTFC at $96.80/share

May 23, 2024

Received

WTFC

$943.92K

WTFC at $99.36/share

Mar 5, 2024

Sale

WTFC

$39.24K

WTFC at $96.18/share

Feb 22, 2024

Received

WTFC

$3.59M

WTFC at $98.92/share

Jan 25, 2024

Received

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