John Rau

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John E.
Rau was President at Exchange National Bank of Jefferson City from 1979 to 1989.
He served as President & Chief Executive Officer at LaSalle National Bank from 1989 to 1991.
He was Chairman of the Illinois Economic Development Board from 1991 to 1993.
He was Dean at Kelley School of Business from 1993 to 1996.
From 1997 to 2000, he was President & Chief Executive Officer at Chicago Title Corp., Chicago Title Insurance Co., Ticor Title Insurance Co., and Security Union Title Insurance Co. He was Chairman of Chicago Title & Trust Co. from 2000 to 2002.
He was President & Chief Executive Officer at Miami Corp.
from 2002 to 2023.
He was Chairman at BMO Financial Corp.
from 2017 to 2023.
He was Director at BorgWarner, Inc. from 1997 to 2006, at Wm.
Wrigley Jr. Co. from 2005 to 2008, at LaSalle Bank NA in 2007, at First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. from 2011 to 2016, and at Nicor, Inc. from 1997 to 2011 as Lead Independent Director.
He was Director at Southern Company Gas from 2011 to 2025.
Education includes an MBA from Harvard University in 1972 and an undergraduate degree from Boston College in 1970.

Former positions of John Rau

Companies	Position	End
Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago Public Library Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides educational services	Director/Board Member	08/04/2025
SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS	Director/Board Member	08/04/2025
BMO Bank NA BMO Bank NA Major BanksFinance Provides national charted banking services	Director/Board Member	08/04/2025
First Industrial LP First Industrial LP Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Acts as a financing subsidiary/Special purpose entity	Director/Board Member	08/04/2025
BMO Financial Corp. BMO Financial Corp. Major BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary provides commercial banking services	Chairman	01/06/2023

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Private companies	28
BorgWarner, Inc. BorgWarner, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures combustion, hybrid and electric technologies for light, medium and heavy duty vehicles	Producer Manufacturing
Nicor, Inc. Nicor, Inc. Gas DistributorsUtilities Provides natural gas distribution services and international shipping services	Utilities
Northern Illinois Gas Co. Northern Illinois Gas Co. Gas DistributorsUtilities Distributes natural gas	Utilities
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and distributes chewing gums, mints, chewy candies, lollipop, and chocolates	Consumer Non-Durables
Southern Company Gas Southern Company Gas Gas DistributorsUtilities Provides natural gas CNG fueling station solutions	Utilities
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Operates as an integrated real estate company which owns, manages, acquires, sells, develops and redevelops industrial real estate	Finance
Exchange National Bank of Jefferson City Exchange National Bank of Jefferson City Major BanksFinance Operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank	Finance
First Industrial LP First Industrial LP Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Acts as a financing subsidiary/Special purpose entity	Finance
LaSalle National Bank LaSalle National Bank Investment ManagersFinance LaSalle's investment management philosophy is based on controlling risk and volatility while producing long-term wealth accumulation. Their principal goal is to meet investment objectives through a systematic and disciplined approach to the purchase and sale of securities. Their portfolio managers focus on companies with superior earnings growth, stability, with above-average ROE and evidence of sustainable margins. They fuse computer models with quantitative analysis to distill the universe of securities to a list of optimal investments. After a list has been developed, each company is scrutinized to ensure financial strength and the ability to support future growth.	Finance
Chicago Title Corp. Chicago Title Corp. Specialty InsuranceFinance Provides title insurance policies	Finance
Chicago Title & Trust Co. Chicago Title & Trust Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Provides title insurance, escrow, and closing services	Finance
Miami Corp. Miami Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Miami Corp. targets mid- to large-cap companies in the US. The firm focuses on technology services and finance.	Finance
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Chicago Title Insurance Co. Chicago Title Insurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Provides title insurance services	Finance
Harris Bank Harris Bank Major BanksFinance Provides commercial banking services	Finance
Ticor Title Insurance Co. Ticor Title Insurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Provides title insurance and escrow services	Finance
Boston College Boston College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
BlueStar Ventures BlueStar Ventures Investment ManagersFinance BlueStar Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses in technology, Internet and telecommunications. It participates in seed capital requirements with investment size ranging from USD1 to USD3 million.	Finance
World Business Chicago World Business Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides economic data and statistical assistance services	Commercial Services
Southern Company Gas LLC Southern Company Gas LLC Gas DistributorsUtilities Distributes natural gas	Utilities
Security Union Title Insurance Co. Security Union Title Insurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Part of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Security Union Title Insurance Co. is a company based in Jacksonville, FL.	Finance
BMO Bank NA BMO Bank NA Major BanksFinance Provides national charted banking services	Finance
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago Shakespeare Theater Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates performance theaters	Consumer Services
Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago Public Library Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides educational services	Commercial Services
LaSalle Bank NA LaSalle Bank NA Major BanksFinance Federally chartered commercial bank	Finance
Illinois Economic Development Board
BMO Financial Corp. BMO Financial Corp. Major BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary provides commercial banking services	Finance
Kelley School of Business Kelley School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services

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