ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMBI) today announced that John M.
O'Meara assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer
effective January 1, 2003, succeeding Robert P. O'Meara whose previously
announced retirement was effective December 31, 2002.
John O'Meara, 56, has been associated with First Midwest and its
predecessor banks for more than 30 years and has served as the Company's Chief
Operating Officer since 1993. He will continue to also serve as Chief
Executive Officer of First Midwest Bank, a position he has held since 1995.
Active in a number of civic organizations, John O'Meara holds an
undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from
Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
With assets of approximately $6 billion, First Midwest is the largest
independent and one of the overall largest banking companies in the highly
attractive suburban Chicago banking market. As the premier independent
suburban Chicago banking company, First Midwest provides commercial banking,
trust, investment management and related financial services to a broad array
of customers through some 70 offices located in more than 40 communities
primarily in northern Illinois.
SOURCE First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
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James M. Roolf of First Midwest Bancorp,
Inc., +1-630-875-7463
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