ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Midwest Bancorp,
Inc. (Nasdaq: FMBI) today announced the appointment of John (Jack) E. Rooney
to its Board of Directors and its Audit Committee, effective January 1, 2005.
Mr. Rooney currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of United
States Cellular Corporation (Amex: USM), the nation's eighth largest wireless
service carrier.
"We are delighted that Jack is joining our Board," said John M. O'Meara,
President and Chief Executive Officer of First Midwest. "His credentials and
integrity are impeccable, and he brings a wealth of financial and managerial
experience to an already accomplished Board of Directors."
Mr. Rooney, 62, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
United States Cellular since 2000. Before that, he was with Ameritech
Corporation, where he served as President of Ameritech Consumer Services from
1996-1999; President of Ameritech Cellular from 1992-1996; and Vice President
and Treasurer of Ameritech Corporation from 1990-1992. Mr. Rooney also serves
on the Board of Directors of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. He graduated
from John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio and received his M.B.A. from
Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois.
At the same time, First Midwest also announced the retirement of its
long-time director, O. Ralph Edwards, effective December 31, 2004. Mr.
Edwards, a retired executive of Abbott Laboratories, served on First Midwest's
Board since 1988. Most recently, he was Chairman of the Compensation
Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Having reached 70, Mr. Edwards retired in accordance with the long-standing
policy of First Midwest's Board of Directors.
"I want to thank Ralph for his long years of exemplary service," said John
M. O'Meara. "We are extremely sad to say goodbye to Ralph. Over the years,
Ralph contributed a great deal to First Midwest's maturation into the
institution it is today. His fine leadership of the Compensation Committee
materially contributed to our recent recognition as one of Chicagoland's
twenty-five top places to work. All of us at First Midwest will miss working
with him."
First Midwest is the premier relationship-based banking franchise in the
growing Chicagoland banking markets. As one of the Chicago metropolitan
area's largest independent bank holding companies, First Midwest provides the
full range of both business and retail banking and trust and investment
management services through 67 offices located in 49 communities, primarily in
northeastern Illinois. First Midwest is the 2004 recipient of the Illinois
Bank Community Service Award and has been honored by Chicago magazine in its
September, 2004 issue as one of the 25 best places to work in Chicago.
SOURCE First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Steven H. Shapiro of First Midwest Bancorp,
Inc., +1-630-875-7345
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