O'Meara, age 70, served as the Company's Chairman from 1987 until May 2007, and as its Vice Chairman since May of 2007. The Company's Board of Directors also has elected Robert P. Scudder has served in various other executive management capacities with First Midwest Bank in his 22 years of service to the Company. Scudder, age 48, was elected the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer in May of 2007 after serving as its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since 2002. Scudder its President and Chief Executive Officer, and has appointed him a member of its Board. The Company's Board has elected Michael L. O'Meara served in various other capacities with First Midwest Bank in his 38 years of service to the Bank and its predecessors and as a director of the Company since its formation in 1983. He also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Midwest Bank from 1995 until his death. John O'Meara was elected the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in May of 2007 after serving as its President and Chief Executive Officer since January of 2003. "He embodied the spirit of personal commitment to meeting the needs of the people and communities around us, which is the foundation of First Midwest." He led with vision, principle, empathy and determination, and built First Midwest into one of the top performing regional banks in the nation." said Steve Vanderwoude, Chairman of the Company's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on behalf of the Company's Board of Directors.
"John was a stalwart in Chicago banking for over 35 years. (the "Company" or "First Midwest") (NASDAQ NGS: FMBI), the holding company of First Midwest Bank announced today with great regret the unexpected death of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John M.
ITASCA, IL., SeptemFirst Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
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